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A review by vilms
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
** spoiler alert **
quotes:
- I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands.
- We accept the love we think we deserve.
- I'm trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning.
- The problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone.
- They had no one to compare themselves with, so the sky was the limit.
- My sister was counting on me, and this was the first time anyone ever counted on me for anything.
- It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except "be there." I want to make him stop hurting, but I can't.
- I would die for you. But I won't live for you.
- Running after the sun.
- I think everyone is special in their own way. I really do.
- You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.
- I know I'm thinking too fast again, and it's all in my head like the trance, but it's there, and it won't go away.
- I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them.
- Even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really cahnge the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.
- You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them.
- He made it. And so will you.
- At those times, you weren't being his friend at all. Because you weren't honest with him.
** spoilers end **
quotes:
- I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands.
- We accept the love we think we deserve.
- I'm trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning.
- The problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone.
- They had no one to compare themselves with, so the sky was the limit.
- My sister was counting on me, and this was the first time anyone ever counted on me for anything.
- It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except "be there." I want to make him stop hurting, but I can't.
- I would die for you. But I won't live for you.
- Running after the sun.
- I think everyone is special in their own way. I really do.
- You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.
- I know I'm thinking too fast again, and it's all in my head like the trance, but it's there, and it won't go away.
- I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them.
- Even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really cahnge the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad.
- You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them.
- He made it. And so will you.
- At those times, you weren't being his friend at all. Because you weren't honest with him.
** spoilers end **
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Homophobia, Rape, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship