A review by lynseyreads_
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

4.0

Charlie is likable and frustrating, as sometimes our good friends can be when we really care about them and can see the decisions they’re making aren’t the best ones. He is a really cool representation of a male character with feelings. He cries! He is vulnerable! He cries when his people are hurt, and he let’s his gay friend kiss him because Charlie just feels that’s what his friend needed at the time. Then we get to the last hour or so of the book and Charlie has a revelation that wrecks him and consequently wrecked me!

Check the content warnings before reading, but whew, trauma is complicated, and this book is important.