The Good Luck of Right Now - Softcover

"THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW has everything I relish in a story: a flawed but sympathetic protagonist, a page-turning plot, and a cast of emotionally scarred characters for whom I rooted wholeheartedly. I loved this novel from its quirky and unconventional opening to its poignant, tear-inducing conclusion."--Wally Lamb, author of "We are Water" and "Wishin' and Hopin"'

"Tender, appealing...funny and satisfying."--"Cleveland Plain Dealer" on "The Silver Linings Playbook"

"Quick, the author of "The Silver Linings Playbook", provides another offbeat gem populated with eccentric, fallible, intensely human characters....Humor, pathos, and quirky bends in the road define they odyssey, making it increasingly clear that it is all about the journey, not the destination."--"Booklist"

""The Good Luck of Right Now" will inspire and entertain with the power of kindness, love and even the universe....a very enjoyable read for me, so much so that I delayed reading the final chapters not wanting it to end."--"Burlington Times-News"

"Winningly madcap."--"Entertainment Weekly"

"Quirky, compelling....Reads rather like "A Confederacy of Dunces" removed 1,200 miles northeast. As with that novel, it's impossible to come away unamused by "The Good Luck of Rights Now"'s kindhearted presentation of the misadventures of a damaged soul."--"Philadelphia Inquirer"

"A gratifying romp....Fans of "The Silver Linings Playbook" know Quick's penchant for emotionally troubled, big-hearted characters, and "Good Luck" will satisfy those readers and new ones alike."--"People" (Three Stars)

It s impossible not to love each of these deeply flawed characters .As funny as it is touching, Quick s latest effort is on par with "Silver Linings." --"USA Today," Four Stars"

A page turner...Easy to read but difficult to characterize. Part fairy tale and part vision quest [it] could more aptly be called an adult-onset bildungsroman .Quick, a master scene-setter, details Neil s personal tragedy in prose that is simultaneously funny and devastating. --"Boston Globe""

Original, compelling, uplifting. Quick celebrates the power of ordinary, flawed human beings to rescue themselves and each other. His writing is shot through with wit and humanity and an ultimately optimistic view of people, without ever becoming sentimental. --Graeme Simsion, author of "The Rosie Project""