Had been tempted lately to read the novel of Silver Linings Playbook. It seemed to be beckoning me anytime I was studying in my college library. (Though I may have just been looking for a distraction... LOL!) So I bit the bullet and finally gave it a shot. And to anyone who ever feels like doing the same. Stick with the film!

Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper’s characters aren’t too sympathetic in the film, but they’re even less likeable in the book. (Which is a bit of a problem when the latter is the one relating the whole story.) His wife and the character played by Chris Tucker barely appear. And Jennifer’s Lawrence’s character is no where near as much of a presence in the book. Heck, the whole dance sequence isn’t at all the climax the way that it is in the film. And although it all still has a relatively happy ending, the second half of the book is grim reading indeed.