Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

224 reviews

jasminrain's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

I've wanted to read this book for ages but I don't think I really ever understood how big of a cult classic it was and how big of an impact it has had on pop culture. It was fascinating to bump into phrases that I keep seeing and hearing all over social media that originated from this story. While it wasn't the most groundbreaking book I have ever read in my life, I think it would have been if I had read it fifteen years ago when I was still a teenager and topics that this book touched on were less explored in YA.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Pregnancy, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content

sagescassette's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Bullying

thejazziestbean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Bullying, Sexual content, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Homophobia, Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Misogyny, Alcohol, Rape, Abortion, Drug abuse, and Addiction

brittneyhelen_'s review against another edition

reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Rape, Physical abuse, Abortion, Child abuse, Self harm, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

mame6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Drug use, Rape, Abortion, Suicide, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

lightthebeam's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

This book is a classic for a reason. The characters are endearing, I love the overarching premise of an outcast writing letters as the narrative pov. The cast felt complex their problems and dialogue all felt real. I read this in a few hours, it was a wonderful read. I love the way the characters talked to each other. The dialogue was an absolute strong point. I think my only complaints are it just felt like some points had an unnecessary amount of time devoted to them while other side plots didn’t end up being resolved. The ending felt very rushed to me. The epilogue helped a bit but in my mind that’s cheating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Hate crime, and Mental illness

perth_is's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

star_long27's review against another edition

emotional sad

3.5

For once the movie was better (painted a better picture) while the book has more details of events

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child abuse

hints of SA, abuse, abortion, homophobia & suicidal thoughts

hansenillustrations's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Bullying, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

moranguinhos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Death, and Suicide