Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

115 reviews

mayawood03's review

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Homophobia, Racism, and Child abuse

feeling_myshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

juliaa03's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

sunshineera's review

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

The book was underwhelming for me. This might be because I had watched the movie first but I felt like there was much left to desire at the end, maybe this was intentional but this book was a let down which is disappointing for such a hyped up book. There was also so much information for what in my opinion is a short book that felt unimportant in hindsight and didn't really add to to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug use, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

leah08855's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Racism, and Medical content

lem_katt's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Outing, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Drug use

sophlouise_'s review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This is one of those books that changes you. 🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Homophobia, Mental illness, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Car accident, Pedophilia, and Abortion

A main character is gay; multiple descriptions of F/M and M/M sexual encounters; someone uses the gay slur f-word;

and references to a character being sexually abused by an adult.

e_emmaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Racism

c3rem0nials's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

a really beautiful book that pop culture deeply misunderstood. especially if you read charlie as autistic. i really love the earnest, in betweenness, where youre not doing that bad but also not doing well. youre just trying. it is sadly a product of its time, the 90s heyday of teen drama ala heathers. i do think its very beautifully written, i enjoyed it a lot because i found charlie's narrative voice to be oddly soothing. he's truly a teenager fully coming into himself. i think coming of age is a silly phrase but i think this novel captures it perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Domestic abuse