Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

32 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed reading this book in high school. It was a sweet coming-of-age story about making friends who love you for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Child abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Homophobia, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Abortion

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

jjjjo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Abortion, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

noahdenovellisreviewsshit's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

This book is a great coming of age book that I think every teenager, aged 16 or older, should read at least once in their life. The book is about a socially awkward Freshman, named Charlie, who ends up befriending two seniors, who are cousins, named Patrick and Sam, at a school football game. Charlie experiences high school life with his new friend group and while he has fun, his struggles with mental health starts to get in the way. This book touches on some heavy topics, but it documents high school and the teenage years in a somewhat realistic way. The book is also fast paced, (under 250 pages), which helped me get out of a reading slump. Overall, this book was a rare case in which I rated a book 5 stars as it is a relatable book with a positive message in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

rory_john14's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

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

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the movie infinitely better. I had trouble getting used to Charlie's narrative voice as he sounded like a nine-year-old at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Incest

shannay_05's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Body shaming, Car accident, and Death

booksalacarte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I’m including trigger warnings because I had NO idea what was covered in this book.

Child abuse, Sexual abuse, Rape, Pedophelia, Molestation, Drug use, Alcohol abuse, Incest, Homophobia, Bullying, Suicide/suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorder, Mental illness, Addiction

Hate crime, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalism

How did I miss this book? How is this the first time I’ve read it?! I was doubtful about what value could be gone over in a book so small, and I am so glad that I was wrong. It wasn’t a book that I enjoyed, per say, but how it was able to pack so much punch is why I gave it 5 stars. 

I was drawn in by the journal/letter style of storytelling. The voice of the MC, Charlie, was immature and naive for a high school freshman. It’s the first clue that something isn’t quite right. As the story progresses you hear about him making friends, going to high school parties, trying alcohol and drugs and crushing on a senior and first girlfriends. 

I would say that this is a book for ages 15+ , because of content maturity.

 

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Content Warnings

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

tetetaeskz's review

dark emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, Death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Hate crime

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

alexisgarcia's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely love this book. It’s charming and informative to anyone who have never experienced mental illnesses. Would recommend as a coming of age book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship