It is not always entirely clear that “Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock” has the stylistic brawn to bear its heavy load. For one thing, Quick’s narrator. 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. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock has 16,884 ratings and 2,652 reviews. Emily May said: I don't know how helpful this review will be because I read most of t. Currently Viewing. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (eBook) Pub. Date: Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Gr 10 Up–Leonard Peacock has big plans for his 18th birthday. He plans to kill Asher Beal and then commit suicide. Leonard is a loner, an outcast, a misfit. Asher. Directed by Reid Carolin, Channing Tatum. A young man seeks a way out of his troubles with the help of his grandfather's gun. Little, Brown & Company (August 2013) 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. Gr 10 Up–Leonard Peacock has big plans for his 18th birthday. He plans to kill Asher Beal and then commit suicide. Leonard is a loner, an outcast, a misfit. Asher.