Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

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

64 reviews

cait's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

_mya_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

I loved the twist about Charlie's Aunt Helen. Literally had me saying oh my God over and over again out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, and Grief

danicampbell0506'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Self harm, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

m_hates_reading'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just absolutely beautiful. Probably my favourite book I have ever read, although I say that about most the books I read, but I really do think this will be a book I will re-read many times and will continue to love because of how much depth the author is able to give the characters in so few words. 

I finished it in less than two days, would have happily done it in one, but was doing school work. 

I see myself in Charlie so much it’s a little scary if I’m completely honest. The book describes near perfectly the experiences of a person who observes rather than interacts; Charlie is a great character who is representation for all of us who never quite understood who we are or what we are meant to do. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, and Alcohol

averywashere's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

forthe_girlwhowaited's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Grief

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

hannah_m_g's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I don’t think i’ve ever given a book five stars before so i am very hesitant about this but i don’t think four stars would do justice to how this book - and mainly how charlie, the mc - made me feel. i can’t put it into words just yeah. 10/10. i actually laughed out loud every now and then, cried a bit, but mainly spent the whole time smiling gently to myself because i felt like i was reading excerpts of my own diary. i don’t think i’ve ever read a first person narrative i resonated with so much, and yet felt in awe of the way charlie managed to far outdo my internal monologue. so many lines were just so poetic and yet so simple, completely heartbreaking and yet with no large philosophical poetry. the characters and story felt largely genuine, if a *little* too good to be true/larger than life, but only slightly and very rarely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Car accident, and Alcohol

laurendenton's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexism, and Abortion