Reviews

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

carriesouthard's review against another edition

3.0

I think the hype of this book made it more of a disappointment. It was an ok book but I think from all the raving reviews I expected it to be much better than it was so I was slightly disappointed.

bookswithnichol's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

mainereading's review against another edition

5.0

A coming of age story about a boy named Charlie. He is a wallflower that just started high school and he befriends two seniors named Sam and Patrick.

The book is written as letters to an anonymous friend and is just about his life and what he is going through. It deals with a lot of heavy topics, so definitely keep that in mind if you're going to read it.

I really enjoyed this, and I related to Charlie a lot in some ways. It definitely had me tearing up a few times, but it was a fantastic read and it had a hopeful ending. Definitely a must read!

manon_rcrd's review against another edition

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

schnien's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

bookwanderer_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

binky_fiasco's review against another edition

5.0

I had what I imagine was the intended response to reading this book as an anxious, lonely teenager, which is that I felt seen and hopeful. That, and I tried really hard to like the Smiths and had “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite” engraved on the back of my iPod touch.

sam_hartwig's review against another edition

4.0

I watched the movie and adored it, once I finished I wanted to watch it all over again. It was amazing! So because of this I HAD to read the book and see if there were any differences. I did really enjoy the book, but not as much as the movie. Of course there was more detail in the book and certain scenes and issues were explained a lot more.

I liked the writing style - the book is written in letters from Charlie and as the book goes on you can see how Charlie's own writing gets better, which I think was done well.

Then there's Charlie and his band of misfits. I felt connected to the characters so much more since already watching the movie. I think I brought along those feelings I already had for them all from seeing the movie that it was hard to imagine them any other way. They all touched my heart in one way or another.

There were so many mature themes running through this: homosexuality, drugs, under-age sex and sexual abuse. It was unexpected when I first watched the movie because I didn't think it had such deep issues in it. I don't really recommend anyone under the age of 15 reading this.

It's a shame that the author didn't write anything else because this was so good - I guess maybe it was a one hit wonder or he thought why not quit while I'm ahead.

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jeesusdoesntwantmeforasunbeam's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

cath4rsjs's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0