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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Favorite book ever
Review: This is the best book I've ever read. You really feel like you are friends with Charlie, and feel the emotions he's feeling, due to the author's writing skills.
Charlie is a freshman in highschool, who is not very popular. Once his best friend died, he became socially distant, but it all changes once he makes new friends who are years older than him. the letters charlie writes all lead to a sad but suprising ending. i definetly reccomend it to anyone

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: loved it
Review: most beautiful book i've ever read. 1st book to ever make me cry.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: amazing
Review: this was an amazing book. A few of my friends suggested it and after I finished it I couldn't help but advise it to a few others as well. it was very well written from a unique perspective that showed the unique vulnerability of young charlie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Dude can read
Review: Dear Reader,

This book is like a good shot of whiskey on a Sunday morning: you need it to get by. You will like this book if you liked Catcher in the Rye or flowers for Algernon or if you are in a Creative Writing course at a four year accredited university. Buy it and then read it that night and call in sick to work the next day and feel great.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great
Review: very accurate portrayal of teenage depression through the eyes of a boy whose strongest natural instinct is love

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not a bad book to read
Review: Charlie is the main character of the book and he is writing a letter to all of the people that read this book but you really never find out about who he is writing to until the end. His friends Sam and Patrick also help him through out his life and help him deal with some problems along the way. The book also helps cover some things about how the life of a teenager is and what they all go through everyday. Charlie is basically a typical teenager too, he does drugs, experiments stuff with many different people and likes to go out with a lot of different girls.
I thought that this book was an ok book to read in school. The book had many ups and downs and a lot of things would change from time to time. In the end, I think that this is a good book for kids to read in class at their high school or they can just read on their own.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not as bad as i thought it would be
Review: This book is a great look at growing up in todays world. It's a story about Charlie,a kid who just started high school without a friend in the world. He meets two seniors who are about to change his life.Charlie goes on a wild adventure involving partys,sex,first love,and special brownies. Some of the situations in this book i can relate too which is way i started to like it.
The story is told by Charlie in a letter format. We dont know who he's writing too but he doesnt leave anything out. The book goes off to a slow start but once you get into it you wont want to put it down.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Just another day at high school
Review: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is about a teen, named Charlie who is experiencing and seeing different things. Most of the things he faced were actual stuff that happens to teenagers in high school. The stuff that he faced were dealing with his friend and foes, trying to stay away from drinking and doing drugs, and going out with a girl who he doesn't like. Charlie mostly kept most of the things he saw or heard to him self. As you read further in the book you will find out that he falls in love with a girl who is older then him. Her name Is Sam and he loved her a lot. He also has two gay friends who he is close with. He faces difficult obstacles through out the book. He wasn't close to his sister like most of the children in the family are but when something happened; he was the only one she trusted.

I thought the book was real good although it wasn't the action type of book that I wanted but I still enjoyed it. I liked this book because it had surprising turns that came up out of nowhere and the real life obstacles that happened. Also, I thought this book was good because every time there's a bad situation Charlie finds a way to get out of it.

If you like reading a book with actual stories and a surprising ending. Read this one!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The perks of the book
Review: The Perks of being a Wallflower is a very good book for teenagers to read. The main character Charlie is stuck in the hard times of being a teen. Although, reading it will make your problems fell way less severe. The Perks of being a Wallflower is a good book to read to understand the life of a teenager, family life problems, and dealing with them.
In the book Charlie had to see many doctors and therapists for problems he doesn't even know about until the end of the book. Charlie kind of has a communication problem. He didn't really have any friends, until he met Sam and Patrick. He falls in love with Sam. She doesn't seem to feel the same way about him though. It all works out for the best at the end though. This just shows the ups and downs of love in a teenager's life. Also, he experiments with some drugs in the book, and honestly tells you his opinion of what he thinks about them. Another great thing about the book is that in the letters he writes, it really feels like he's writing to you, and only you. Sometimes you just want to write back to him and give him advice, but he gives no identity. In the book there are issues with drugs, homosexuals, sex, and a lot of other important issues, all told through the eyes of Charlie.
Charlie also faces some family issues. In the beginning he never really felt loved by his sister. He loved her so much, but she wasn't showing it back to him. They resolved the problem, when she got into trouble by having sex. They got closer after that big incident. Charlie was very close with his Aunt when he was younger. Something tragic happened to her though on the way to get his birthday present. That's when Charlie got in bad shape, and had to see all the doctors. No one ever really understood why he took it so hard, for such along time. In the end everything comes together and makes sense about why Charlie is so messed up. It's a sad but good ending.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: "The Perks" of the book
Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower was an unbelievable astounding book. This novel written by Steven Chobsky deals with and touches on all of the everyday things that a teenager goes through. He writes the story through a series of letters from the main character Charlie. I am still currently in high school, and I could relate to 90% of the stuff that Charlie, Patrick, and Sam were all going through. Charlie, the main character, falls head over heals as a freshman with this girl Sam, a senior, his best friends sister. Charlie deals with having gay friends, a girlfriend he doesn't want, and worst of all... having loved and lost.
In one scene, Charlie, Patrick, Sam, and Charlie's current girlfriend Mary Elizabeth, were all sitting, playing truth or dare. Patrick dares Charlie to kiss the prettiest girl in the room. Even though Charlie was sitting right next to Mary Elizabeth he proceeded to get up and walk to the other half of the circle where Sam was and kiss her. Mary Elizabeth left the room with tear-glazed eyes, and Sam cursed Charlie out, and then followed her friend in the bathroom.
I like how the book really came down to the average teenagers perspective. This covers so many hot issues that it makes the book very appealing to a person of any sex.
I did not like however how some parts were repeatedly told just indifferent ways. I also thought that some of the letters were just a waste of time because they didn't talk about anything related to the plot.
Even though there were a few drawbacks, the book was still interesting and a good novel. I would defiantly recommend this book.


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