Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

22 reviews

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There are aspects of it that I really don't like, aspects of it that feel outdated, but luckily nothing inherently malicious.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: Homophobia, Violence, Alcohol, and Drug use

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

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

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

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

lucyshucy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

why did no one tell me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Incest, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Abortion

beetle02's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

pretty good, would recommend with some content warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Death, Cursing, Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, and Bullying

This is a content warning that's a spoiler but i feel like it's important to address

molestation

anyway it's a good book! i feel like it's a must read i felt attached to charlie, in fact i was in a airplane reading this and i cried.

cheezedoodles's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Self harm, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

odetojersey's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

My favorite book of all time. I always cry at the end, I feel such a strong connection to Charlie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

gaby_inz's review against another edition

emotional funny 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: Death, Drug use, Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Racism

egurgens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

I had trouble enjoying the format the book was written in. I get the idea, of Charlie sending letters to this unknown author as his way of coping. However, I am definitely not a fan of the first person point of view. Although the books syntax gets better as Charlie gets better at writing, it’s a little off putting to have to read a book where improper sentence structure is common. I loved the fact that the reader could see how Charlie was progressing and getting better at his English class just by the way he writes, but it was still a little annoying. I wish that the letters were only part of the story, instead of the story being told entirely through letters. 
The book is also incredibly slow. I understand that the reader is experiencing and learning just as Charlie is, but the amount of mundane detail that has no impact on the plot is excessive. I enjoyed getting to know and love the characters as Charlie did, but I think it could have been a little bit faster. 
I’m terms of the plot or meaning of the story, this book is tragic. Death, grief, depression, molesting, rape, just so much shit happens to this poor kid. As tragic as the book is, I feel that’s it’s fairly representative of what an actual kid his age may go through. Yeah, sure, not everyone goes through as much as Charlie did, but almost everyone does to some level. So I enjoyed the book for its realism and lessons, but disliked the format and pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Racial slurs

_kate333's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

i really loved charlie and all his friends and this book was just amazing

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

twaision's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

No me acuerdo mucho, pero sé que me gustó. Me gustaría releerlo en breves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship