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Summary: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Review: This book is about some nobody's life. It's some sophmore kid at a new school with only 1 friend... Not too far into the book, his only friend kills himself. A fourth of the way into the book, Charlie (the main character) runs into a couple of seniors at a varsity football game. So hes invited to a after game party where he's introduced to drugs.... Later on in the book charlie comes to the realization that he has a huge crush on Sam... And to finish it up; at the end of the book he's in the same situation that he was in the beginning.. No friends and feeling lonely...
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Summary: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Review: I read "The perks to being a wallflower" I thought it was a very good book, I enjoyed it very much. I think it had alot of good points. It was a very "real" book showing what life is like for a lot of teenagers. It talks aboout all kinds things from death, suicide to girlfriends and sex. I think it also helped alot of kids realize that they'er not the only ones who feel like charlie (the main charcater)did. It is a very good book for a wide range of different people I would recomend it to anyone.
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Summary: Stunning
Review: 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' is perhaps the most true-to-life novel that I have read about 'that difficult age'. Charlie's experiences, in some ways, mirrored my own feelings of aloneness, insecurity, thinking, emotions, whatever. In a way, I think we all can relate to Charlie in some way. He is just a normal kid with extraordinary circumstances that we all have faced. The book was painful and joyous at the same time. It was not a 'look' at teen life or an 'expose', but a tribute or a celebration. (And Charlie didn't cry too much! I remember crying A LOT through high school. It was the center of the universe for four years, remember? Everything was absolutely important, just like in Charlie's story.)
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Summary: You will never forget the lessons this book teaches
Review: This book, has so many lessons about life, throughout its' pages. There is no one who can say they don't relate to Charlie, and the things he does. His thoughts make you question many things in your own life, and you find yourself comparing your life to his. The story is very well written, and is probably one of the best books you will ever read. You will never forget the lessons you learned from this book. AFter reading this book, I felt as if Charlie was my closest friend. I found myself wanting to read more about his life, and his thoughts. You are doing yourself a HUGE favor, by buying this book! It's amazing, how from just one book, you can carry away so much.
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Summary: A Decent Read
Review: I found myself enjoying this book, even though the format of it seemed kind of annoying at first glance. But something I didn't get was... The author says it's set in the early 90's, yet everything screams 70's to me...rocky horror picture show, they listen to only 70's music, don't listen to cd's which were definately around in 1991... So, otherwise it was a good book, but I think it was a tad unrealistic how much Charlie cried.
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Summary: glorious.
Review: ah, let's reminsce about our misspent youth! such heart. stephen chbosky packed perks with so much verve!this is a beautiful, realistic, story of a shy boy named charlie and the perils of his first year highschool.this is such a great easy read, it manages to feel like bits of your own life without being cliched, charlie personifies youth in all it's glories and pains, a soft realness.it contains really cool pop cultural references with mix tapes, the infamous beatles tune, kurt cobain, rocky horror picture show fandom, and all those late night heated existential conversations at dennys you've had with your friends.brillant. holden never touched me like this. i've owned this book since my sophmore year of highschool and having graduated am still infatuated with this novel. a must read. especially teens and preteens.
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Summary: AMAZING BOOK
Review: this book was amazing to say the least. the unique format of writing really is an interesting way to show charlies life. it was one of those few books that you could really get into and just sit donw for hours at a time and read, although it is kind of a short read. i really enjoyed reading this book and am looking forward for other writings by Chbosky. although this book does get kind of depressing at points, i never wanted to put it down.
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Summary: highly recommended
Review: I first read "Perks" when I was sixteen, and at the time, I found a kindred spirit in the protagonist, Charlie. Charlie will appeal to anyone who's ever been a stereotypical wallflower: he is introverted and introspective, and has different facets of his personality that very few people ever get to see. It was a joy for me to read "his" perspectives on a variety of topics. It was much easier for me to relate to Charlie than Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" or Benjamin of Benjamin Lebert's "Crazy," among other coming-of-age novels. Three years later, I still like "Perks," although not as much as when I first read it. Now that I'm older, some of the issues that Charlie deals with in the novel definitely seem to be contrived for the teen audience (for example, drug use, abusive relationships, abortion, alcoholism, homosexuality...). However, what really makes "Perks" memorable are the little pieces of wisdom and perfectly worded descriptions of things like interactions with friends in "Charlie's" journal entries. Author Stephen Chbosky flawlessly captures the thoughts and feelings of teenagers. He is never preachy, either. That is where most authors fail, including teenage authors like Lebert. For the plot by itself, Chbosky gets three stars. The writing style deserves more stars than Amazon will allow me to give this book.
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Summary: A teenage reader
Review: This book is pretty good. It kept me entertained. It was a little random at the end but at the same time went with the book. i would reccomend it to people that liked books like speak and other wallflower books.
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Summary: Dumbed-down and pretentious
Review: Reading other reviews has reinforced my belief that this is the perfect book for teenageers who wouldn't otherwise read anything. Everyone else should steer clear. Written in a dumbed-down journal style filled with random words in quotation marks (presumably stylistically, but really annoying), Chbolsky tells the story of a disturbed but intelligent uncool kid who meets Alternative Friends and finds his Coolness Within. Like Charlie, the protagonist, I was 15 in 1991, so I thought I could relate to the world this book is set in. I was wrong. This book sets up a fictionalized version of the 90s that Chbolsky (I would imagine around 25 in 1992) would like to think existed, but didn't. Overall, this book was pretentious and so breezy it could float away. I could tell it was trying to be deep and significant, but totally missed its mark. Other writers have dealt with misfits in so many better, non-superficial ways. Salinger this is not (although I have a feeling it would like to be). When I reached the end, I discovered that this book was published by MTV. 'Nuff said. If you are (or know someone who is) a 14-year-old who doesn't fit in, or are someone who NEVER READS ANYTHING but needs a book for your Friendster profile, this is the book for you. Everyone else, stay away.
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