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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.Incredible
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an incredible novel that portrays the span of high school and adolescence in such a powerful, beautiful, and heartbreaking way that the reader will find him or herself glued to the novel from start to finish, weeping and chuckling at every single point of the story.”
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Charlie would make a great friend for just about anyone
“This book was incredibly interesting to read. So interesting, in fact, I read it twice. The character, Charlie is very honest, as said in the book by his friend, and has a very neat way of writing. It makes the book that more interesting. The whole way of how the book was written as letters were very neat. What I liked a lot about this book is that the Charlie character never had an absolutley terrible downspiral. Unless you consider the hospital visit at the end a absolutley horrible downspiral, Charlie did out just fine. I thought this book was very refreshing and simple and sweet. The character Charlie was interesting and innocent. His friends were a lot different from him, making his relationship with them very interesting. What else I liked about this book is how Charlie never had any bad feelings about anyone. There was not any generic antagonist that you always see in books. There was of course, an antagoinst somewhere. But it was very well hidden. The relationships Charlie has with all the other characters in the book are very quirky and unique. Overall, this book is very refreshing and somewhat happy although its dealing with drugs. I will give it a 9/10.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-10-20.
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Look Into Being Young Again
“The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was suggested to me by a young man on my Gather site. He explained that it was one of his and his friend's favorite books and it now has become a staple on my bookshelf to share with the young people in our family.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-10-14.
The title explains exactly what the book is about. A coming of age study that is difficult to put down once you begin reading. ” -
through a different lens
“This book has faced challenges in many schools and communities. Check out the interview with Stephen Chbosky from Word Riot on his response to some of the challenges.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-25.
My response: What's more important - a few things you don't agree with, or a powerful story about a teenage boy learning to deal the world around him? I know, what a silly question.
I'll be honest, I had a hard time with this book at first. I spent the first part of the book wondering whether Charlie was supposed to have emotional problems or whether the writing was just awkward. When it became clear that Charlie did have emotional problems, I started to wonder why nobody but me seemed to notice. But then comes the big reveal... And Chbosky does it so well that it made the whole rest of the book shift into focus, and I could see why this is such a powerful book for so many teenagers.” -
1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
A Great Read
“In this powerful and well written novel, Charlie (not his real name) a fifteen year old high school freshman describes the events in his life through letters. Charlie seems to life life on the outside and does not really participate in life. Eventually his English teacher encourages Charlie to be involved in what is going on around him instead of being a wallflower. Once Charlie participates he finds friends, new activities and even a girlfriend. The author does a wonderful job of describing Charlie's feelings especiallly in relation to his family. Charlie's attitude and caring heart makes you feel that he is truly a nice person. And Charlie is not just caring but also very intelligent. However noone really notices his intelligence because he is always being pushed into the background. There is some homosexuality and discussion of drug abuse but this only adds to the realness of the characters. Many teens may have to deal with drugs, alcohol and homosexuality so I believe the book is a positive presenation on how some of these issues can be dealt with. I would recommend this book to all high school students interested in interesting realistic fiction. ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-24.
