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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
23 reviews
sophietoes's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Outing, and Sexual assault
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Grief, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Outing, Bullying, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Vomit, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Abortion
averywashere's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child death
ka_ke's review
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, and Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
mrdeadman's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
alisazhup's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Grief, Incest, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Abortion, and Death
o0ruthie0o's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I thought this novel left something to be desired. Right from the beginning, I found myself getting anxious and upset about Charlie. The way he acts and talks obviously tells the story of a boy who has some mental health and developmental issues and I didn’t understand why that was never fully addressed in the book. However, mental health is just one of the many important issues that come up and is never addressed any further. Some others include rape, substance abuse, abortion, and domestic abuse. I think if you take on these topics in a storyline it is your job, as the author, to give some kind of insight or resolution to them.
This doesn’t mean that it always has to be some kind of happy ending, but I also don’t think it’s a good idea to use things like abortion to portray sister-brother bonding and then never talk about it again or address the toll a clinical abortion can have on anyone especially a teenage girl. Scenarios similar to this are abundant in this novel and some issues almost feel romanticized. I understand the author's choice to not further elaborate on these heavy issues but as the reader, it felt insensitive and lazy.
All that being said, there were a handful of things I enjoyed while reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I thought the style of writing in the form of only letters was very interesting and fun to read. I also enjoyed the style in which Charlie was written, the way he analyzes things gives so much insight into who Charlie actually is as a character I really loved this stylistic choice.
Overall, I was disappointed in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I had heard so many good things about the story and was very excited only to be upset and underwhelmed.
Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Outing
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
cdt96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
vickysampaio's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Outing, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
sandrakayce's review
- 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
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt