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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
55 reviews
jamiedavies'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Addiction
nexy's review
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Outing, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
koplomps'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
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Drug abuse, and Pedophilia
Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Vomit, Child death, Incest, and Pregnancy
ppp's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Suicide
Minor: Sexism, Racism, and Rape
jlebon'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? Yes
3.75
This was a good, enjoyable read and certainly worth the hype that surrounds this book. Whilst its role as a modern literary classic might be overstating the texts significance, it is certainly worthy of its cult-classic status and perfectly encapsulates the undercurrent of emotion associated with young adult fiction, whilst still prevailing with that poignant message of hope all teenagers deserve to read.
A key plaudit I have for the book is the realism of every character, with Chbosky not being confined in his writing to create a character solely around the common tropes associated with the genre - eg. the villain. Every character possesses their own flaws and yet each can be said to win the readers affection (at least some point in the novel) as Chbosky intelligently isolates the actions of an individual (be that good or bad) from who they are as a person (not being defined by the adjective used to describe their actions).
On reflection, one problem I do have with the novel is the lack of development around the theme of suicide. Being integral to the start of the book, I would have liked there to have been greater exploration into the effect of losing a close friend under such tragic circumstances. In fairness there is an element of juxtaposition between the characters of Charlie and Susan as to how they handle the death of their close friend Michael, culminating in the protagonists confrontation of the latter. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel that the theme is used more as a device to deceive the reader over Charlie's true deep-rooted trauma (unearthed at the climax of the novel) rather than being given the equal and worthy explanation of how an event as scarring as that would impact an individual.
In terms of the writing generally, I appreciate the epistolary format that makes the book easily digestible, as well as the teenage narrative perspective that means the writing is less dense than that of adult fiction. The novel is certainly humorous in places, particularly in the frivolous tone sometimes taken towards more serious societal issues. As an example I found the offhanded comment of 'Fritz's girlfriend was talking to him about women's rights, and he kept saying, "I know, baby."' very funny. However, the book also has a real profound nature in places. Don't get me wrong, this is not in the hyper-cynical way of adult fiction but the idea of Charlie as this 'wallflower', perceptive to everything and everyone, is captured very well.
Do I think this book has had the world-shaking effect on me like with other people? Probably not. Nevertheless, did I find myself engaged with the story and will the message of the book stick with me? I'd like to think so.
An enjoyable read!
Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Sexual violence
Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual content, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Domestic abuse
vesta29_'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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, and Alcohol
wish4bones's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Homophobia
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Suicidal thoughts
rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Alcohol, Grief, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Eating disorder, Medical content, Pregnancy, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Racism, Vomit, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
trybngr8tv007'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
4.75
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Violence
elliehaahr'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis