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As Vantagens de Ser Invisível by Stephen Chbosky

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samantha_is_reading's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was just ok…I didn’t get the hype. I feel like they tried to cram so many issues in it.

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jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

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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

I think these are the type of characters that stick with me for years. I related too much to Charlie and felt a deep connection. It felt like he was talking to me and I realize that was the purpose because of how they’re written in letters. It was a really beautifully heartbreaking story. I hope that Charlie is in a better place right now and being himself. I hope he has all the love he desires

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o0ruthie0o's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

Stephen Chbosky´s The Perks of Being A Wallflower tells the story of 15-year-old Charlie, a terrified freshman going into a new school after a year out of school. Throughout the year he encounters sex, drugs, drinking and so much more, all while beside his two new best friends, Sam and Patrick, seniors at his school. Charlie grapples with finding his place in the world and his friend group. The entire book, a collection of letters all written to an anonymous receiver, gives the reader a glimpse of Chbosky’s take on teenage life in the ’90s.
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.

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lucinotlucy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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egurgens's review against another edition

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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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