Log #4

     The Silver Linings Play Book

Matthew Quick

     One of Pat’s friends, Ronnie, invited him to have a dinner with his family. At that night, Pat met a special person, Tiffany, who was Veronica’s sister. Her husband, Tommy, died some time ago, and she was so sad that she was also mentally ill. Both of them lost their beloved one and couldn’t accept the truth for a long time. They had something in common, for example, they were in similar housing situations, they both enjoyed running and they fought hard to maintain their grip on reality.

     After they went through many things together, they found that they could comfort each other since they had similar experience. Tiffany was fall in love with Pat, but not to pretend him was Tommy. She loved him sincerely, because she found she was different after he came into her life.

     I was touched by the end of this book; it made me think of a sentence that I saw on the Internet. “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I with you.” This book mentions that they both mentally ill, but I don’t think so. Both of them suffered a lot, they just couldn’t accept the reality that they had lost something they really loved. Although they were different from others, we couldn’t say they were abnormal or insane. They just couldn’t find a way to have a rest and accept the truth. Fortunately, both of them plucked up their courage, forgot the unhappy memories, and started their new life.