Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

222 reviews

teslis's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages and I finally did. I really liked it, but at the same time didn’t love it. I enjoyed that it’s written like letters to someone (you) that made it very interactive for me. 

I also really like the wording and the sentences. One that sticked out for me was

”Inside the typewriter was a piece of white paper. On that piece of white paper Sam wrote, “Write about me sometime.” And I typed something back to her, standing right there in her bedroom. I just typed. “I will”” p.74

I feel like this book is one I would like to reread in the future, we will see if I do that! :D

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Death, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Sexual assault

endlesscreeks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

kiwij96's review

challenging dark emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.5

A super easy read with the writing being in the form of letters. It follows Charlie's first year in high school after the suicide of one of his friends and how he copes with navigating a new school without his previous group of friends.

The story is emotional. Charlie has experienced a lot of trauma in his life but doesn't believe he has, and has desensitised himself to it by saying "other people have it worse". This eventually leads him into crisis after remembering a specific traumatic event. 

This is a story of friendship, first love, heartbreak and self-discovery. It is also one of trauma and mental health issues, and deals with some heavy themes at times.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Sexual content

kurumipanda's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide, Drug use, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

longlegegg's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Incest, Pedophilia, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Hate crime, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Incest

Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Death, and Cursing

mariah_lynn's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

If you enjoy emotional and sad books, this book is you for. The main character, Charlie, is telling the story by writing letters. The intimacy of this style of writing made me feel like I was reading a diary. The struggles and inner battles he is fighting had me at the edge of my seat. High school is tough.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicide

marieos's review

dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

hana_hsc's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Self harm

xoxocatchingfire's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

oh my gosh

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

erins_bookrecs's review

dark emotional sad fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion