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

4.0

"You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand." I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked. 

epistolary form is just *chef's kiss*, definitely relate to "being the younger sibling" and having to "make up" for my siblings "mistakes"-dynamic in the family. the january 25th 1992 entry was my favorite, felt like a piece of my teen brain put on a page. couldn't help but think of how dystopian it is that kids growing up now will likely never be as unaware/safe from the access to an abundance of information, gossip and all that makes up what the internet is today

Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve. 

someone said this book "ticks too many boxes" in terms of themes and i have to somewhat disagree — not only does it fit the format of the book, but i think a lot of teenagers are exposed to a LOT of these themes in short periods of time (yet, when we look back, everything felt like it consumed us and lasted forever). there are some toxic tropes classic from the 90s that made me eyeroll and i did not like the last minute "reveal" of charlie's backstory but otherwise, this is a great young adult read