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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
This is one of the first books to get me into reading. The depth is everything I did not know I needed. I felt seen, understood and strangely vulnerable making my way through.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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:
Complicated
the perks of being a wallflower honestly changed my outlook on life. i dont think a book has ever changed me as much as this one. the way charlie sees things and what gets revealed. its hard for you not to love it!
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
HOW COULD YOU NOT READ THIS BOOK?!?!
This book is now my favorite book ever! And that’s saying a lot. I absolutely loved this book. It’s definitely not for everyone but I am so happy I read it. It made me feel so many emotions, it showed how life isn’t just black and white, and it was beautifully written. I would recommend this to anyone. It is definitely one of those reads that can be enjoyed by many ages.
Side note, Google said that this book is not appropriate for people under 18, but I completely disagree. It is eye opening and could really be appreciated by some kids.
This book is now my favorite book ever! And that’s saying a lot. I absolutely loved this book. It’s definitely not for everyone but I am so happy I read it. It made me feel so many emotions, it showed how life isn’t just black and white, and it was beautifully written. I would recommend this to anyone. It is definitely one of those reads that can be enjoyed by many ages.
Side note, Google said that this book is not appropriate for people under 18, but I completely disagree. It is eye opening and could really be appreciated by some kids.
Ever read
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Well, that's kind of what this book is like. Of course, it's not as good but it was okay I guess. My teacher recommended this book to me back in like, August. And at first, I thought she said 'Tales of Being a Wildflower'. I guess that's why it was so hard for me to find this book and why I'm just now reading it. This book was written in letter form and all. And there's this boy name "Charlie". I put "" because he states in the beginning that he makes up the names for everyone because he doesn't want this person he's writing to(whoever that is?) to know his identity. So basically there's this loner named "charlie" who's friend has just killed himself. And now, Charlie is kind of all alone and has to go to high school. He then meets these cool seniors who befriend him and all. And he learns about himself....
But oh wait, I forgot to mention that he had like a mental breakdown when his aunt died when he was little. And now, he sometimes feels like he's about to have one. He feels, sometimes, that he's not real. That nothing's real.
Overall, it was a good book. At the beginning I didn't like Charlie very much because he wrote like a little kid. Really proper and innocent. Not like Catcher in the Rye, which is what I was expecting. Charlie never REALLY got over the whole innocent thing but he got a little better. I also couldn't get over the fact that it was in the nineties and all. I'm not sure. I mean, I was born in the nineties, so I should have no problem with it. It's just...I don't know. I liked Charlie's friend's alright but Patrick kind of got annoying at times(not b/c of his sexuality, just because he was kinda whiny). I didn't really understand the morale or anything. If there is any, that is. I'm guessing if anything, that the morale is growing up(like Catcher in the Rye). Maybe I should stop comparing it to Catcher in the Rye. Maybe that's why I refuse to give this book 5 stars(even if I did read it in a day.)
Oh....and since when(and why) did MtV publish books. Weird O_o
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?
Well, that's kind of what this book is like. Of course, it's not as good but it was okay I guess. My teacher recommended this book to me back in like, August. And at first, I thought she said 'Tales of Being a Wildflower'. I guess that's why it was so hard for me to find this book and why I'm just now reading it. This book was written in letter form and all. And there's this boy name "Charlie". I put "" because he states in the beginning that he makes up the names for everyone because he doesn't want this person he's writing to(whoever that is?) to know his identity. So basically there's this loner named "charlie" who's friend has just killed himself. And now, Charlie is kind of all alone and has to go to high school. He then meets these cool seniors who befriend him and all. And he learns about himself....
But oh wait, I forgot to mention that he had like a mental breakdown when his aunt died when he was little. And now, he sometimes feels like he's about to have one. He feels, sometimes, that he's not real. That nothing's real.
Overall, it was a good book. At the beginning I didn't like Charlie very much because he wrote like a little kid. Really proper and innocent. Not like Catcher in the Rye, which is what I was expecting. Charlie never REALLY got over the whole innocent thing but he got a little better. I also couldn't get over the fact that it was in the nineties and all. I'm not sure. I mean, I was born in the nineties, so I should have no problem with it. It's just...I don't know. I liked Charlie's friend's alright but Patrick kind of got annoying at times(not b/c of his sexuality, just because he was kinda whiny). I didn't really understand the morale or anything. If there is any, that is. I'm guessing if anything, that the morale is growing up(like Catcher in the Rye). Maybe I should stop comparing it to Catcher in the Rye. Maybe that's why I refuse to give this book 5 stars(even if I did read it in a day.)
Oh....and since when(and why) did MtV publish books. Weird O_o
We accept the love we think we deserve.
Ammetto che mi aspettavo molto di più da questo libro e che quindi una volta finito si è rivelato una mezza delusione. Diciamo c he il voto sarebbe più un 3.5 che un 3 tondo tondo ma il succo rimane lo stesso, in questo libro c'è qualcosa che proprio non mi ha preso. Non so bene neanche spiegare cosa sia perfettamente, certo ci sono state cose che proprio non mi andavano giù ma in generale sembra che la trama si trascini a fatica verso la fine con pochissimi picchi di interesse.
Charlie è un protagonista che anche se non riesce a risultare antipatico è un pò troppo fuori dal mondo. Si comporta come avesse otto anni, davvero! Ho dovuto leggere più volte il pezzo in cui diceva di andare in prima superiore perché non ci potevo credere. Nessun ragazzino, per quanto strano, traumatizzato e metteteci quello che volete si comporta da bambino di otto anni quando ne ha quindici!
Ci sono un sacco di momenti "drammatici" in cui giuro avrei voluto immedesimarmi in Charlie (cosa che di solito mi riesce anche troppo facile) e provare quello che provava lui ma.. niente! lui non fa altro che piangere, rimarcando il fatto che sembra un bambino di otto anni e non un ragazzo quasi adulto e quindi mi riusciva impossibile immedesimarmi in lui e spesso anche fregarmene dei suoi dolori. Che poi tutto quello che è successo con la Zia e con la famiglia non spiega perché Charlie sembri autistico senza esserlo, perché il suo insegnante gli dica che è un genio ma passa sempre per stupido e perché nonostante passi per il ragazzino piccolino e gracile le dia agli altri manco fosse Rambo. Lo stile del libro è anche interessante, e mi ha coinvolto abbastanza fino a metà ma poi è stato un calando e neanche il finale lo ha salvato.
Ammetto che mi aspettavo molto di più da questo libro e che quindi una volta finito si è rivelato una mezza delusione. Diciamo c he il voto sarebbe più un 3.5 che un 3 tondo tondo ma il succo rimane lo stesso, in questo libro c'è qualcosa che proprio non mi ha preso. Non so bene neanche spiegare cosa sia perfettamente, certo ci sono state cose che proprio non mi andavano giù ma in generale sembra che la trama si trascini a fatica verso la fine con pochissimi picchi di interesse.
Charlie è un protagonista che anche se non riesce a risultare antipatico è un pò troppo fuori dal mondo. Si comporta come avesse otto anni, davvero! Ho dovuto leggere più volte il pezzo in cui diceva di andare in prima superiore perché non ci potevo credere. Nessun ragazzino, per quanto strano, traumatizzato e metteteci quello che volete si comporta da bambino di otto anni quando ne ha quindici!
Ci sono un sacco di momenti "drammatici" in cui giuro avrei voluto immedesimarmi in Charlie (cosa che di solito mi riesce anche troppo facile) e provare quello che provava lui ma.. niente! lui non fa altro che piangere, rimarcando il fatto che sembra un bambino di otto anni e non un ragazzo quasi adulto e quindi mi riusciva impossibile immedesimarmi in lui e spesso anche fregarmene dei suoi dolori. Che poi tutto quello che è successo con la Zia e con la famiglia non spiega perché Charlie sembri autistico senza esserlo, perché il suo insegnante gli dica che è un genio ma passa sempre per stupido e perché nonostante passi per il ragazzino piccolino e gracile le dia agli altri manco fosse Rambo. Lo stile del libro è anche interessante, e mi ha coinvolto abbastanza fino a metà ma poi è stato un calando e neanche il finale lo ha salvato.
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
first time coming back to this in over a decade and would give it more than 5 stars if I could? sobbed constantly. listened to the audiobook for the first time and loved the narrator, fit the mc & setting so perfectly. still easily a top 10 book for me.