Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

382 reviews

eveybrittin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

At first I felt that Charlie was an unrealistic portrayal of a high schooler because I've never met someone who thought like him, and certainly nobody who approached social situations like he did. But I don't know everyone and the ending makes his behavior/thought processes make a little more sense. I do feel like the ending was rushed a bit compared to the rest of the book and it left me feeling kind of confused. This book definitely challenged my understanding of "normal"; drugs and sex were a way bigger part of this kid's life than I expected, and given Charlie's obvious mental health issues it upsets me that the other characters so ignorantly introduced him to substances that only made things worse. The author did a great job of creating realistic characters; I found that I could relate to each one in one way or another, or at least imagine them clearly in my head. I love a book that leads me feeling kind of thoughtful and dealigned at the end and the Perks of Being a Wallflower definitely accomplished that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Alcohol, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Grief

lightthebeam's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book is a classic for a reason. The characters are endearing, I love the overarching premise of an outcast writing letters as the narrative pov. The cast felt complex their problems and dialogue all felt real. I read this in a few hours, it was a wonderful read. I love the way the characters talked to each other. The dialogue was an absolute strong point. I think my only complaints are it just felt like some points had an unnecessary amount of time devoted to them while other side plots didn’t end up being resolved. The ending felt very rushed to me. The epilogue helped a bit but in my mind that’s cheating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Hate crime, and Mental illness

perth_is's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Abortion

hansenillustrations's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Bullying, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

ronjaneutag's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Read for school

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Abortion

neelalindaa's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, and Addiction

mandycantsleep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

unicorngirl's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Why is this book so critically acclaimed? It's boring. There was nothing special about Charlie. He was such a flat character. His perspective was childish and seemed like a middle schooler; not a freshman. There was one instance, I don't know what kind of writing device it was, but he said he never learned it until then, and I remember learning it way before him. 
He seems to have the emotional maturity of a pea, he has all kinds of relationships, but it seems like he doesn't know how to handle them. Has no one talked to him about sex-ed or how to interact with humans at all?
As you can tell I didn't enjoy reading this book from Charlie's perspective. Maybe if the author writes a sequel from someone else's perspective, I'll like it better?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Death, and Drug use

molesting, guy forcing girl to have sex (rape), talk of pregnancy, fighting, children get hit, cigarette use, slur towards LGBTQ+

leah_tracy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Suicide