macliffe 's review for:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

3.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

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Wow this book will ruin your day. But it might be worth it, depending on who you are. Too much sexual content for my liking, but I really liked the way mental illness and trauma were depicted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Abortion

Minor: Physical abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy