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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

24 reviews

insanelyfruity's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense slow-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

4.5

I watched the movie a couple years ago and I distinctly remember not liking it because I didn't understand it. I'm so glad I decided to give the book a chance because I loved it so much. I think it was so good at capturing the feelings a teenager goes through at the time. although Charlie certainly seemed nicer and more empathetic than most teens. a true wallflower. 
it was slightly triggering for me but I loved it regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Xenophobia, Racism, and Body shaming

phoebeisreading's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

beautiful book that talks about the cycle of abuse and overcoming and dealing with trauma. coming of age story that talks about an aspect of mental health i dont think is often explored in most media. ive never related to a character as much as i do charlie and i think the 20th anniversary copy is definitely worth it because the added final letter from charlie as a now older man ( i think 35??) really gives the book that hopeful ending and its made me feel so much better. definitely check the trigger warnings before reading. its 100% a comfort read for me as someone who had gone through similar experiences

FOR THE TRIGGER WARNINGS: 
I have them listed out but the ones talked about in more detail in the book are : Rape, Sexual Assault, Drug and Alcohol use, Homophobia, Mental illness,  Domestic/child abuse, Suicide 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

rockett's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Suicide, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Outing, and Drug use

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

const_elle_ations's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

laurendenton's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Sexism

jenna_justi2004's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

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

chloevienna's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Racism

Minor: Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

pia_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Rape

lybrarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

After struggling with and subsequently DNFing my previous read, I decided to give this book a reread after several years (probably around the time the film came out) since it was short and hopefully would pull me out of the reading slump I was in. It definitely worked. 
This book covers a lot of really difficult topics, but I think it handles them well. It truly encapsulates teen life, at least what teen life had felt like to me. Reading this now in my twenties was definitely a different experience to when I read it last as a young teen, and I noticed a lot of things I missed previously and understood it a lot better. I'm really glad I have given it a reread. I think this book is well-written and shows Charlie's growth as a person within the writing itself. Recently I've seen quite a few people talk about this book after not enjoying it, which is perfectly fine, but for me it is still a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Abortion, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide and Cursing

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming