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Summary: Very believable
Review: If I didn't know this was a work of fiction, I would swear that these really were the letters of a teenage boy written to a far away friend. Chbosky has truly captured the voice of a teenager in this book and tells of all the emotions, experiences, trials and tribulations of oneyear of growing up. Charlie may be a bit over sensitive and his high school experiences may vary from those of your average American teenager, but this book shows that not all kids fit into the same mold. While the book spans one full year it seems like a small snapshot into Charlie's world and development. This is one I would not mind having a sequel to read.
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Summary: On A yellow piece of paper with Green lines he wrote a poem.
Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the most Beautiful books of all time! I was Stunned at how this book realated to my life. This Book made me realizse that there are other people in this world that think like I do. This Book touched me so much that everytime I think of It it makes me want to Cry, Becauzse I Love Charlie So much! I fell in Love with Him I really did, and it makes me sad to know that he is not a real person. Even though in mmy mind he is. I have had some trouble over the past month trying to find a Book that was even Remotely Clozse to this Book and the only one I could Find was The Catcher in The Rye. This is Alzso A Fasctinating Book! Anywayzse If you have any Ideas or suggestions about books like this one Pleazse E-Mail the to me! Thank you So much for reading my reveiw! This Book is AmazinG!
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Summary: Unputdownable
Review: This book is excellent and a must read. A VERY moving and engaging story about a mentally boarderline teenage boy named Charlie who writes letters to the reader during the course of a year or so about his life. I don't want to say too much about the story line itself so as not to spoil it, but what I can reveal is that Charlie discovers that he has a unique talent. He also makes a much more disturbing discovery.
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Summary: one of the most interesting books i've read
Review: when my friend first told me about this book, i was kind of skeptical that i would really enjoy it-- i am not used to such an honest, up front literary style. it shocked me. but after only a few pages, i became hooked. i even disliked much of it, but i still wanted to read it. the main character, charlie, almost seemed to have become a real person, or someone i certaintly wish i knew in real life. i can relate to him on many different levels. and i think we all can. but there came a point while reading--around 3/4 through the book--that stephen chbosky seemed to be ruining charlie! he was falling victim to drugs, sex & psychological problems (he seemed to just maunder on about things too much sometimes, and i was getting annoyed everytime he cried which is A LOT)... at this point i was hating the book. i would never tell anyone to read it! but my friend who originally suggested the book urged me to find out how the end unfolds... and i can't even tell you. i should just say you need to read it for yourself. i feel it has a good ending, but only you can decide that. this is one of those books that you can either love or hate, and even if you hate it you will never regret reading it because of the profound impact and deep honesty that it has. would i say it's one of the best books i've ever read? no way. from a literary perspective it's kind of weak-- but i think that's part of the point. stephen chbosky didn't need to dress it up with flowery words and deep metaphysical concepts. he just made charlie so in touch with the most important of all human emotions--love. and it makes you stop and think about life and you'll find yourself being less selfish and more observant to other lives around you and how everyone has a past and a future-- not just yourself. at least that's what it did to me. charlie has certaintly reminded me the joie de vivre. quite a good book.
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Summary: Crave
Review: I read this book at the beginning of last year. It was one of the best books I have read, I listened to his song 'Asleep' by The Smiths, and in a way I felt connected to Charlie. Charlie is one of those characters that you really wish was an actual person, and that you had the priviledge of knowing. The style is of a minimalistic nature yet effective in conveying the traumas of adolescence. Stephen Chbosky has captures the essence of youth on paper, and I look forward to reading his other work.
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Summary: Amazing Read!
Review: This book is so amazing,i dont read much but when i read this it hit so close to home in some areas i about wanted to cry but laugh because it related to me and i didnt realize how much the things that went on in my were were funny.Charlie is smart and adorable who has his problems.he has to deal with his friends suicide and then his only frined left, susan , grew up when she got to highschool and didnt want to talk to charlie , charlie is forced to make new friends while trying to "participate" he meets Sam and Patrick at the football game. his life is complicated and is normal in someways to a freshman in highschool. i wish this story were real, i wish i could meet charlie make him real. this book is so good for young adults who deal with depression who can think on the same level as charlies life style. 5stars all the way!
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Summary: sad and wonderful. one you can read over and over.
Review: i was walking through the bookstore one day a couple of years ago and i found this book. since then, i have read it about ten times. its a quick read, but there is so much to it. charlie is a perfect example of the kind of wallflower that many of us were in high school. he gets himself into relationships that could go either way for him.. a best friend who is gay and his sister who charlie is in love with. a wonderful wonderful book.
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Summary: FEELING INFINTILE
Review: FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I ENJOYED THIS BOOK A GREAT DEAL. MY GIRLFRIEND FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK- SO IGAVE IT A SHOT (ALTHOUGH THE FACT THAT MTV IS ONR OF ITS PUBLISHERS). IT WAS CAPTIVATING, FASCINATING, ENJOYING, NOT BORING FOR A SINGLE MINUTE.I HAVE TO SAY THE TRUTH- ALTHOUGH I RECOMEND READING THIS ONE, IT HAS MANY FLAWS: IT IS WRITTEN IN A FAR TOO SIMPLISTIC MANNER, THE AUTHER DESCRIBES EXCESSIVE ABUSE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AS A NORMAL WAY OF LIFE IN HIGH-SCHOOL, THE ENDING IS POINTLESS AND NOT NECESSARY, CHARLIE THE MAIN CHARACTER IS VERY ANIGMATIC AND ONE DIMENSIONAL.
ALL IN ALL ITS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
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Summary: Feeling Infinite
Review: Stephen Chbosky's debut novel tells the story of Charlie, who, after the suicide of his best friend in eighth grade, is a fifteen year-old high school student living on "the fringes of life". Charlie is not popular with his peers yet he is not really ostracized: he is a wallflower, 'he sees things, understands, and keeps quiet about them.' Yet there are many things Charlie would rather not keep quiet about, such as the time he sees his sister's boyfriend hit her, witnesses a football quarterback rape his girlfriend, the terminated pregnancy of his older sister, and the truth about his aunt Helen.As Charlie navigates his way through the corridors of formidable high school, we learn about the colorful characters who influence his life: there is Bill, the first-year English teacher who gives Charlie special books to read and write essays about; Mary Elizabeth, a dominating, opinionated senior with tattoos and a pierced belly button; Patrick, the light-hearted jokester, who educates Charlie about girls, while keeping a secret of his own, and of course, Sam, Patrick's step-sister, whose beauty for Charlie goes beyond her brown hair and entrancing green eyes. In the midst of this motley crew, Charlie begins his transforming journey from adolescence to adulthood, innocence to intensity, with the first experiences of smoking pot, drinking, parties, and "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Meanwhile, all of this is relayed to us in the form of letters to a not quite anonymous person whom Charlie loyally writes to several times a month. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is like modern-day synonym for "The Catcher in the Rye", excluding the cynicism and abounding in the sensitivity of teen idol Holden Caulfield. Through Charlie, we glimpse a firsthand view of self-examination and sentiments of genuine caring, devoid of the trite negativity and disinterest so characteristic of portrayals of adolescents. There were times when the plot seemed a little stale or hard to follow. I also felt that the author was too willing to accept drinking, drugs, and sex in excessive quantities as normal "coming-of-age behavior". There did not seem to be a lot of consequences to the mistakes the characters made. Yet the various matters of subjects are handled adroitly, and the ending is a superb surprise which will shock you as it is unexpected and seemingly unfathomable. In Charlie, we find a young boy swept up into the torrents of the culture around him while desperately looking for someone to guide him on a straight path to maturity. Almost everyone can identify with being a Wallflower at times. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is for those on a quest to feel alive when they aren't quite sure what they are living for yet.
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Summary: one of my all time faves
Review: Perks of Being a Wallflower is written in first person through letters in an amazingly believable way. the way the book is written makes it entertaining. the cahracters that are introdced throughout the book are so vividly described that it seems as if they are real people. the book is written so that it describes a year in the life of the main character. it is truly and inspirational and wonderful book to read. this is one of my all time favorite books. i have read it over 3 times so far and skim through it a lot.
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