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Loading... The Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chbosky
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An amazing book about the struggles of growing up and the effects of abusive events during childhood. Stephen Chbosky delivers a haunting read using the voice of Charlie. You don't know where he lives or who he's writing the letters to. All you know is with each letter he pulls you closer into his elusive world. You get to read about his first experiences with sex, drugs, and love. Chbosky captures the essence of being a teenager rather beautifully. I never get tired of this great read. (  )1   gali894 | Feb 1, 2010 |  A difficult book to read. Charlie lives in a world where his best friend kills himself, where drugs and alcohol are commonly used to deal with the stress of daily life, where Charlie can only seem to communicate honestly by writing anonymous letters to a person he does not know well. Charlie's world, fortunately, also contains a caring teacher who shares favorite books with Charlie and several fellow outcast teens who, sometimes confrontationally, help Charlie survive and begin to thrive. Recommended. (  ) debnance | Jan 29, 2010 | My friend recommend & lent this book to me. I did really enjoy it. In fact, I started & finished it in 1 day, mostly in a single sitting. There were a few things about the main character that I did relate to. His wallfloweriness & awkwardness. But for the most part I found myself unable to relate to most, if not all, of the high school & relationship drama stuff. The literary & film references were slightly weird for me because I've never read or watched any of those talked about in the story (Catcher in the Rye, being the only one & I vaguely remember not liking it). But the story was very well written, I did care about the character & what happened to him. I didn't want to put it down. I did feel like it did end too quickly. The jumps in time after his spazz-outs annoyed me a little because I would have liked to have known what actually happens. As opposed to just picking back up with him later. It seems to me that these parts were left out for "only write about what you know" reasons. I'm not really sure how to wrap this up, so I just finish with: Good book, I enjoyed it. (I'll probably edit/add to this review later as I think of things) ( )1 drteeth | Jan 23, 2010 | After some school districts in my state (AZ) banned this book, I had to read it. In my experience, whenever anyone says you should not read a book, that's exactly what you should do. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age story, plain and simple. It is filled with drugs, sex, parties, friendship, etc. It is the sort of book a teenager can identify with, I think that's why the school boards are so scared of it. The plot is not entirely original, but the book is interesting. It is a brief read, but a good one. Anyone feeling out of touch with the lives of teenagers in our society should read this book. The characters are well developed and easy to identify with. Good book. (  ) anoceandrowning | Jan 21, 2010 | Modern day "Catcher in the Rye" and like Holden, I was disappointed that the main character was a person with a mental illness. He was so interesting and unique without this that it seemed superfluous. This book kept me (almost) happy while waiting 8 hours for a flight to Columbus. Good recommendation. (  ) evet | Jan 4, 2010 |  no reviews | add a review
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I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why.With the help of a teacher who recognizes his wisdom and intuition, and his two friends, seniors Samantha and Patrick, Charlie mostly manages to avoid the depression he feels creeping up like kudzu. When it all becomes too much, after a shocking realization about his beloved late Aunt Helen, Charlie retreats from reality for awhile. But he makes it back in due time, ready to face his sophomore year and all that it may bring. Charlie, sincerely searching for that feeling of "being infinite," is a kindred spirit to the generation that's been slapped with the label X. --Brangien Davis
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