Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

643 reviews

penn79's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Car accident, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Self harm, Child abuse, Abortion, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual assault

emadisonc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism

bugspillow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Drug use

Moderate: Mental illness and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

kiwij96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

A super easy read with the writing being in the form of letters. It follows Charlie's first year in high school after the suicide of one of his friends and how he copes with navigating a new school without his previous group of friends.

The story is emotional. Charlie has experienced a lot of trauma in his life but doesn't believe he has, and has desensitised himself to it by saying "other people have it worse". This eventually leads him into crisis after remembering a specific traumatic event. 

This is a story of friendship, first love, heartbreak and self-discovery. It is also one of trauma and mental health issues, and deals with some heavy themes at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Car accident, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Sexual content

kadams2319's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

re read this to see if middle school me was right to call it my favorite book for so long. emphatically, yes. absolutely incredible and devastating and beautiful. i think there’s a bit of Charlie in all of us

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism and Domestic abuse

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide, Drug use, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy, Self harm, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

longlegegg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Incest, Pedophilia, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Hate crime, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Incest

Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Death, and Cursing

raisinbrandon3's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Outing, and Bullying

booklover26's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Homophobia, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief

lill1annb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

genuinely such an amazing book. gives me so much hope aswell ❤️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia