Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

115 reviews

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

re-read

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

messy, smart and perfectly imperfect. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was one of the most real and accurate coming-of-age books i've ever read. it was filled with emotion and lost thoughts, filled with so much that makes a tennager a teenager and yet nicely captured the way charlie was different and unique, a wallflower.

since the book was fast-paced and pretty gripping, i finished it in two days and i was wholly surprised by just how many different topics were mentioned and talked about — some of which include being queer, mental health, suicide, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, rape, young love, not-so-great family relationships. it was insane just how perfectly messy and messily real it felt, because those things happen, they exist.

great book and great idea with the letters and all.
objectively seen, a perfect book. subjectively seen, ... i thought it was a little bit "empty" sometimes. not boring per se, but ... some scenes just felt like they didn't do anything? i dunno.

except for that though, i fully approve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

tunaareads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment

cait's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

perksofbeingvie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Homophobia and Addiction

_mya_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• 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

I loved the twist about Charlie's Aunt Helen. Literally had me saying oh my God over and over again out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Abortion, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, and Grief

cateemma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide, Incest, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Sexual violence

Minor: Physical abuse

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Self harm, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Cursing

evm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Ame este libro. Muy fácil de leer. Se muestra claramente y muy bien como es la vida de un adolescente con trauma y con una enfermedad mental.
Charlie tiene mi corazón, y es una historia que va a quedar en mi mente por mucho tiempo 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Suicide, Abortion, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

m_hates_reading's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Just absolutely beautiful. Probably my favourite book I have ever read, although I say that about most the books I read, but I really do think this will be a book I will re-read many times and will continue to love because of how much depth the author is able to give the characters in so few words. 

I finished it in less than two days, would have happily done it in one, but was doing school work. 

I see myself in Charlie so much it’s a little scary if I’m completely honest. The book describes near perfectly the experiences of a person who observes rather than interacts; Charlie is a great character who is representation for all of us who never quite understood who we are or what we are meant to do. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

catoslibrary's review

dark emotional funny reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident