Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

7 reviews

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

moraisemma's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Physical abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

readingden's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

egurgens's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

I had trouble enjoying the format the book was written in. I get the idea, of Charlie sending letters to this unknown author as his way of coping. However, I am definitely not a fan of the first person point of view. Although the books syntax gets better as Charlie gets better at writing, it’s a little off putting to have to read a book where improper sentence structure is common. I loved the fact that the reader could see how Charlie was progressing and getting better at his English class just by the way he writes, but it was still a little annoying. I wish that the letters were only part of the story, instead of the story being told entirely through letters. 
The book is also incredibly slow. I understand that the reader is experiencing and learning just as Charlie is, but the amount of mundane detail that has no impact on the plot is excessive. I enjoyed getting to know and love the characters as Charlie did, but I think it could have been a little bit faster. 
I’m terms of the plot or meaning of the story, this book is tragic. Death, grief, depression, molesting, rape, just so much shit happens to this poor kid. As tragic as the book is, I feel that’s it’s fairly representative of what an actual kid his age may go through. Yeah, sure, not everyone goes through as much as Charlie did, but almost everyone does to some level. So I enjoyed the book for its realism and lessons, but disliked the format and pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Racial slurs

clemence16maya's review

dark emotional 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: Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

ging090803's review

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

A surprising book. A book like no other. A book that take us into his world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Incest

axismundi's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

meu livro favorito da vida, apesar de todos os gatinhos e problemas 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Drug abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Violence, and Sexual violence