Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: 20th Anniversary Edition by Stephen Chbosky

128 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Vomit, Dementia, and Toxic friendship

elleisntabell's review against another edition

4.5

I did not expect to like this book, so the fact that I'm here giving it a 4 star that is closer to a 5 than it has any right to be is crazy. But it was good. Seriously.

There are aspects of it that I really don't like, aspects of it that feel outdated, but luckily nothing inherently malicious. Regardless, I think it's really great, and I can't quite express why.
I definitely acknowledge that it's not gonna work for everyone though.

I think the fact that Chbosky is primarily a screenwriter is really obvious. It gives this book a quality that I can't quite explain, but it is something that a really liked. 

Anyway, I can clearly not speak of this book in any way that isn't vague, so I'll end it here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

cosmic_blooms's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Grief

gabriel_dingle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

Basically The Catcher in the Rye if The Catcher in the Rye was actually good. Charlie is a fascinating and loveable character and him and his friends are incredibly deep and well written. Reading this novel really feels like you are taking a look into someone’s life. The gay representation in this novel is fantastic, especially considering it was still a taboo thing to write about when this novel was published. This is a must read for (especially) teenagers and adults alike, who like slice of life or growing up stories about loss of innocence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Pedophilia, Racism, and Suicide

Many of the above topics are explored in a disturbing manner.

teaskate's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

so so sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Racism, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, and Outing

teriodvarkova88's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

this book is exactly what the description says and i think everyone should read this book especially if you are a teenager

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

kloubcova's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Incest, Racism, Suicide, and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

ava_jpg's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

3.5

tell me why I already knew the plot and still cried my eyes out. wtf is up w that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

hotbitch's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

diegolopez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Car accident