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mrdeadman'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
kkulhannie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Bullying, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Car accident
marisbockshelf'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: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Self harm, Outing, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, and Toxic relationship
ryleehmln's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
chantalem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
her's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Stalking
nina17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Outing, Grief, Death, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical trauma and Drug use
Minor: Violence
samantha_is_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Mental illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Outing, Child death, and Death
Minor: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, and Fatphobia
jenna_justi2004's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Outing, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body horror, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
o0ruthie0o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I thought this novel left something to be desired. Right from the beginning, I found myself getting anxious and upset about Charlie. The way he acts and talks obviously tells the story of a boy who has some mental health and developmental issues and I didn’t understand why that was never fully addressed in the book. However, mental health is just one of the many important issues that come up and is never addressed any further. Some others include rape, substance abuse, abortion, and domestic abuse. I think if you take on these topics in a storyline it is your job, as the author, to give some kind of insight or resolution to them.
This doesn’t mean that it always has to be some kind of happy ending, but I also don’t think it’s a good idea to use things like abortion to portray sister-brother bonding and then never talk about it again or address the toll a clinical abortion can have on anyone especially a teenage girl. Scenarios similar to this are abundant in this novel and some issues almost feel romanticized. I understand the author's choice to not further elaborate on these heavy issues but as the reader, it felt insensitive and lazy.
All that being said, there were a handful of things I enjoyed while reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I thought the style of writing in the form of only letters was very interesting and fun to read. I also enjoyed the style in which Charlie was written, the way he analyzes things gives so much insight into who Charlie actually is as a character I really loved this stylistic choice.
Overall, I was disappointed in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I had heard so many good things about the story and was very excited only to be upset and underwhelmed.
Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Outing
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Emotional abuse