Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is a fiction novel written by Matthew Quick about a 17 year old boy who plans to shoot the highschool bully, then kill himself with a P-38 Nazi pistol given to him by his grandfather

Summary

Leonard Peacock is a high schooler who plans to kill his best friend, then himself. Here is an excerpt from the jacket.

"In addition to the P-38, there are four gifts, one for each of my friends. I want to say good-bye to them properly. I want to give them each something to remember me by. To let them know I really cared about them and I’m sorry I couldn’t be more than I was—that I couldn’t stick around—and that what’s going to happen today isn’t their fault."[1]

Film adaption

It is speculated that there will be a film adaption of the novel soon.[2] James Ponsoldt is believed to adapt and direct the upcoming film.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock". Matthewquickwriter.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock". moviepilot.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Weinstein Co. Sets James Ponsoldt To Script ‘Pippin,’ And Write/Helm New Novel By ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Author - Deadline". Deadline. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.