Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

398 reviews

mandycantsleep's review

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

saebae_tm's review

dark inspiring medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

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

alexmall029's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

themelaniewaite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

There’s just something about re-reading a book that you love and having the chance to revisit the story and all the ways it once made you feel. Though this is far from a comforting storyline, taking the time to read it again, through an adult lens and distanced from the teen that once needed this story, it’s like visiting an old friend that made you feel safe and seen in their presence. 

I have so much love for this book (and the movie tbh), and have been recommending it from the moment I first read it. Even all these years later, it holds such a special place in my heart. Charlie will always be a character I resonate with. The storytelling format being in the style of letters - as though the reader is the receiver - makes it so much more personal, and adds a layer of relatability to Charlie’s character. He shares and expresses so much I wish I had been brave enough to share at fifteen - or even when I first read this (and now!). 

It is such a unique method of writing and truly captures the turmoils in those formidable coming-of-age years. I do wonder how life may have turned out if I had the chance to read this earlier sooner, but I truly believe this story found me just when I needed it and I will be forever grateful to Stephen Chbosky for this remarkable, beautiful book. 

TW: 

There are a lot of heavy themes within this book, including (but not limited to): SA, r-pe, child SA, mental health, homophobia, ab-se, ab-rtion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Drug abuse, Rape, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Hate crime

saomah5566's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

sagepumpkinking's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

kind_fiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

penn79's review

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Car accident, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Self harm, Child abuse, Abortion, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual assault

emadisonc's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism