This novel has some heavy themes that might not be for everyone, but I think it’s definitely worth it. The prose is more than good and I especially loved the letters from the future that are to help Leonard convince himself to not kill himself. This might make you feel a bit uncomfortable, but Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is brilliantly written and shows how various actions drove Leonard to form this disturbing plan in his head. Matthew Quick created with Leonard Peacock a very disturbed character that will make you want to keep on reading to find out if he really ends up doing what he has been planning: kill his former best friend and then himself with his grandfather’s gun. “DO ANYTHING! SOMETHING! Because you start a revolution one decision at a time, with every breath you take.”įorgive Me, Leonard Peacock was recommended to me various times over the past two months, so I thought it was about time to read it. 2023 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.2017 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.He is also attached to lead the X-Men spinoff Gambit, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he made his first cameo appearance as the mutant character in the Days of Future Past follow-up X-Men: Apocalypse. Tatum has been on a fantastic streak following Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street, turning in a phenomenal dramatic performance in Foxcatcher and recently signing on to star in the next film from the Coen Brothers, the period comedy Hail, Caesar!. An adaptation of the book has been in development for a couple of years, with The Spectacular Now director James Ponsoldt penning a previous adaptation. Tatum and Carolin are currently on the hunt for a writer, but if everything comes together Tatum would also star in the film as a teacher who attempts to intervene.

The rather dark story revolves around a troubled high schooler who plans to kill his best friend and then himself. That project remains in development with the two attached, but THR reports that Tatum and Carolin have now attached themselves to direct Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. It’s no secret that Tatum has been aspiring to direct sometime soon, and earlier this year word surfaced that he and Carolin were toying with the idea of helming an adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s crime thriller novel The Son.

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