Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

150 reviews

cornustella's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The thing with this book is that it's so beautifully written and it made me cry because i could relate to Charlie so much. I read this in a day, and I'm so glad that I read it now and not sooner, because now I understand how Charlie has felt throughout this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

hannah_petty5's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

smartens's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

lenas_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Violence and Abortion

inejstan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.75

i love books where nothing happens. gotta be one of my favourite genres

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I don't have much to say about this book.

What exactly are the perks?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

amiahslibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Car accident

abby_p's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely love this book. So much in fact, that I'm contemplating rereading it right now, although I do have other books to read so maybe that wouldn't be so smart. 

This book is so depressing and confusing and full of hidden meanings, but it's what makes the story even better. It does move pretty fast, so along with all of the hidden meanings, you also have to try to keep up with the pace. 

It's obvious that the main character struggles all throughout the book, even when he's with his friends. He's extremely smart, but doesn't seem to have any knowledge about relationships. I think it's really interesting watching him grow and change throughout the book, and at the end, wonder how he begins to deal with the issues he struggles with. 

I could write a 30 page essay on this book and it still wouldn't include all of my thoughts. 

definitely reread material ✅ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction and Outing

Minor: Racism and Abortion

gemma7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Abortion