Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

785 reviews

filmnoirz's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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really enjoyed this and found myself heavily relating to charlie but i don’t think this book tackles heavy topics as well as it thinks it does

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence

mhazz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault

kim_104's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ich finde Themen wie

child abuse

erst in den letzten Kapiteln mal eben so zu erwähnen war einfach nicht gut gemacht. Das hätte man früher thematisieren können statt einen

die ganze Zeit im Glauben zu lassen seine Tante wäre lowkey seine beste Freundin gewesen und er vermisse sie stetig. I mean ja, wie es scheint hat er es die ganze Zeit verdrängt aber es dann am Ende so aus dem Nichts in 2 Sätzen anzubringen fand ich jetzt nicht sonderlich gut gemeistert. Es hat ihn offensichtlich beeinflusst, aber dadurch dass dss Buch dann so 5min später (habs als Hörbuch gehört) vorbei ist, kann man dq kaum was mit in Verbindung bringen. Etwas früher hätte ich angemessener gefunden.

War generell aber auch wirklich nicht meine Art Buch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion

potterstan's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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: Complicated

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I read this for the first time in high school, my sister let me borrow her copy. I asked my parents to get me my own copy last year for my birthday so I could re-read it. This is one of my favorite books/movies to this day, every character is relatable in someway and I think everybody could get something impactful out of this story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt

godessoftrees's review against another edition

4.0

reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault

bellareiber's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief

alexefontaine's review against another edition

4.25

emotional 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault

frolicsome_delight's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very realistic portrayal of mental health. Feeling very touched by this book.

In case you're not into it (or are!) The book is formulated in letters the main character, Charlie, writes. (Not to us, the viewer.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion

Minor: Suicide

This is a big spoiler: Charlie, our main character, has suffered child sexual abuse that went unnoticed for a very long time. He does not recall untill the final chapter. He then has a psychotic episode.

galliardbard's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is probably the best novel that I have ever read. I honestly have never related to a character more than I relate to Charlie, such a genuine protrayal of mental illness and trauma. So many lines just gave a voice to feelings that I have had all my life but never had the words to describe. I relate to Charlie in a lot of ways, he's at a time in his recovery that he doesn't really seem to know what's happening to him or why he is different from his classmates but knows that he is. This was essentially how I grew up, knowing that I acted different and reacted differently than any of my classmates but because I was getting good grades no one really questioned it. I was just "quirky" like how most people react to Charlie through out the novel. Its been a while since I've read something that I have had such an intimate connection with and this was oddly theraputic to read despite being so close to some of the specific traumas in the novel, having several moments in my life that are almost a play by play of scenes that Charlie went through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship

jinxn1fan's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse