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The Perks of Being a Wallflower: 20th Anniversary Edition by Stephen Chbosky
144 reviews
ankiaisreading's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Racism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
iheartb00ks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
lokes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Incest, Lesbophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
maedavage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Incest, Car accident, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
shwetanikam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Rape, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcohol, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abortion and Child abuse
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, and Medical trauma
carebearnecessities's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Drug use
naima0615's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual harassment
racheltrow_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Car accident, and Homophobia
readingden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape
jlebon's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
This was a good, enjoyable read and certainly worth the hype that surrounds this book. Whilst its role as a modern literary classic might be overstating the texts significance, it is certainly worthy of its cult-classic status and perfectly encapsulates the undercurrent of emotion associated with young adult fiction, whilst still prevailing with that poignant message of hope all teenagers deserve to read.
A key plaudit I have for the book is the realism of every character, with Chbosky not being confined in his writing to create a character solely around the common tropes associated with the genre - eg. the villain. Every character possesses their own flaws and yet each can be said to win the readers affection (at least some point in the novel) as Chbosky intelligently isolates the actions of an individual (be that good or bad) from who they are as a person (not being defined by the adjective used to describe their actions).
On reflection, one problem I do have with the novel is the lack of development around the theme of suicide. Being integral to the start of the book, I would have liked there to have been greater exploration into the effect of losing a close friend under such tragic circumstances. In fairness there is an element of juxtaposition between the characters of Charlie and Susan as to how they handle the death of their close friend Michael, culminating in the protagonists confrontation of the latter. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel that the theme is used more as a device to deceive the reader over Charlie's true deep-rooted trauma (unearthed at the climax of the novel) rather than being given the equal and worthy explanation of how an event as scarring as that would impact an individual.
In terms of the writing generally, I appreciate the epistolary format that makes the book easily digestible, as well as the teenage narrative perspective that means the writing is less dense than that of adult fiction. The novel is certainly humorous in places, particularly in the frivolous tone sometimes taken towards more serious societal issues. As an example I found the offhanded comment of 'Fritz's girlfriend was talking to him about women's rights, and he kept saying, "I know, baby."' very funny. However, the book also has a real profound nature in places. Don't get me wrong, this is not in the hyper-cynical way of adult fiction but the idea of Charlie as this 'wallflower', perceptive to everything and everyone, is captured very well.
Do I think this book has had the world-shaking effect on me like with other people? Probably not. Nevertheless, did I find myself engaged with the story and will the message of the book stick with me? I'd like to think so.
An enjoyable read!
Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Sexual violence
Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual content, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Domestic abuse