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Summary: So many awesome reviews - read this book!
Review: Like so many others have said, this is one of the best books I have ever read. I have bought this book for at least three people, and everyone has loved it. You've read the words that describe it: touching, beautiful, honest, real. Anyone aged 15 to 35 will see themselves in this delicate, unique story.
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Summary: a modern "Catcher In the Rye"
Review: This is the best book I've read in awhile. I especially like it because the setting is 1992; the same time I was in high school. It deals with a lot of issues, such as drug use and homosexuality. A worth-while read.
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Summary: Interesting but not worth the money.
Review: ...The biggest plus, and why I gave it three stars insteaad of two, was that Charlie's immediate family was not dysfunctional, abusive, or violent. They were actually a great example of the rare healthy family. The father was a great character, that in normal books would have been distant and possibly abusive. Instead he was wise and understanding. Having the parents be such real characters was one of the few things that kept me reading, that and Sam. I frankly didn't care what happened to Charlie.
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: I absolutely loved this book, couldn't put it down. Charlie's is the most intricate, evolved and sincere character that has come around. The process of writing letters to a person we don't know is amazingly clever. Get this book, read it, you will remember your high school days, your teenage life, the ups, the downs, the highs and lows. We are all Charlie in some way, the wallflower, the outcast, the person trying to figure everything else out, yet staying on the sidelines.
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Summary: Almost great
Review: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", full of wisdom yet over-zealous in it's attempt to address contemporary issues, is an engaging, coming-of-age novel. Through letters addressed to "Friend" we get a glimpse into the life of Charlie, a socially dysfunctional high school student with a talent for observing life. But as Charlie becomes more interactive with life and people, he ultimately discovers himself. The back cover of the book sums it up well, "Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor." I really liked how the writing was to the point. Charlie just tells us what happens, who said what, and occasionally offers his own commentary. And among all this there is plenty of wisdom to be found. What I didn't like was how the author tried to throw so many issues in there. He tries to address homosexuality, rape, drugs, suicide, abortion, teenage drinking, abuse, and child molesting. While some of it was an integral part of the story, a lot of it seemed thrown in just to make the book seem contemporary. And at times it clouded the more important details, thus dulling the strength of the book's messages. Reading this book is time well spent. I wouldn't go so far to say that it's amazing literature though at times it can be.
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Summary: wallflowers unite!
Review: Very beautiful, very touching, very funny. The writing format is one of the most effective and interesting ways I've come across, and breaks the cliqued diary form. Charlie is a sweet, good-intentioned and slightly nieve character who you can't help but love and feel bad for. The ending has a sense of fulfillment that won't leave ya dissapointed like some other similar books. And the characters are so great, you'll wish they were your own friends.
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Summary: Spectacular!
Review: I never thought I would read a book that would make me laugh out loud, and then cry. Then I stumbled along "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Steven Chbosky. I loved it. It was absolutly hysterical at parts, but I fought tears during some parts. If you want a great read, read this.
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Summary: One of the best books I've read
Review: I like this book so much. It really made me think, think about life, how I view it, how other people view it. It's a book about being a teenager, its like Catcher in the Rye, except less saterical and more recent. It reminds me of Almost Famous too, and is obviously written by a screenwriter, I mean its still amazing, but reading it was like reading a movie. Read this book, its worth it and then some.
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Summary: genius
Review: i think i've known about this book for a while, and i remember when i first heard of it, i was so intrigued by the title. the perks of being a wallflower. it draws you in. then not long ago i went to borders and saw it sitting there. the cover was so plain, yet because of this, it made you so curious. i bought it, and read it in less than two days. i could not put it down. it's mysterious and revealing, humorous and tragic. charlie is such an amazing character. the ending is a shocker but in a subtle way...i don't know how chbosky did it, but he did. it's now my favourite book. i recommend it to anyone and everyone, this is brilliant.
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Summary: a unique and wonderful awakening...
Review: I found this book to be poignant and at once both realistic and idealistic. Charlie was sophisticated and spot on in his insights into human nature. In many ways I identified with Charlie and he brought me back to my own awakenings into the adult world. He voices feelings that can't be put into words in the best words possible, somehow pulled from the depths of his experience. I never expected the root of Charlie's problems at the end, just as we never really realize the root to our own problems. Everyone should own a copy of this book!
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