Dear Matthew Quick,

Synchronicity.

If I would describe your book, The Good Luck of Right Now, in one word, the perfect word is Synchronicity. And the world will know why once they read this novel.

I was hooked at this book because it offers a whole lot of everything I did not expect except when I read the gist. Featuring the struggles of middle-aged Bartolomew Neil and how he tried to cope up with fast-paced life after his mother passed away due to brain cancer, your book is a highly recommendable read for people from all walks of life especially those who are sad or down, those who suffer from depression, and those who are grieving for their lost love ones.

I think what made this book stood out is how abundant the representation each character embodied in this novel. From an alcoholic retired priest with bipolar to a battered girlfriend who continue choosing her cruel partner for financial reason to a passionate library volunteer who indulge in the vicinity of paperbacks and hardbacks to a dead-cat-grieving, profane movie ticket attendant and to a movie-star-dependent loner, each character made their way to my heart in one way or another.

Also, I liked how spontaneous the mood of this book is. Like every chapter, that is a different letter from Bartolomew to Richard Gere, gives a new wisdom about family, friendship, love, and life in general. Actually, I was not expecting to highkey adore this book and I picked it from my TBR shelf out of the blue but in the end, I'm glad that this is the book I chose for it accompanies me during this sad moment of my life.

I'm glad that I met Richard Gere, and Bartolomew, and Elizabeth the Girlbrarian, and Max and Alice, and Wendy, and Father McNamee. I'm glad that God allowed me to travel with them from The City of Brotherly Love to Ottawa and to Cat Parliament. I'm glad that I learned the theory of The Good Luck of Right Now.

I'm glad that this book enabled me to appreciate the beauty of bad happenings and good fortunes. I'm glad that this book enlightened me in the reality of life. I'm glad that fate worked its way for my hands to finally lift the pages of this book and help me appreciate the beauty of life.

Anyway, I'm running out of time to finish this review and I don't want to oversell but I'll shout this once and for all...
READ THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW!!!
Thanks for the journey, Matthew! See you again soon. For now, ciao.

Your admiring fan,
Saimon Perez