Book Name: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Stephan Chbosky
Series: N/A
Total Amount of Pages: 256
Genre: Epistolary Novel, Realistic Fiction
Blurb: Fifteen- year-old Charlie is coping with the suicide of his friend, Michael. To lessen the fear and anxiety of starting high school alone, Charlie starts writing to a stranger someone he heard was nice but he never met in person.
Favourite Character: Patrick
Best Chapter in the Book: The book was written as a series of letters so I could not specially pick a favorite chapter.
Comments: The Perks of Being a Wallflower got me thinking. I honestly went into to it with high expectations and didn't get what I had hoped. There was one scene in the book with the character Mary Elizabeth and Charlie that made me so angry that I couldn't look past it. When were first introduced to Charlie we obviously know that there is something different about him but there was no excuse for that because picturing myself in her shoes, it's horrible.
But the book was interesting in a sense. You thought about different things that never would have crossed your mind and you're introduced to a whole bunch of different things that you may face going through high school or hear about. The book itself was very private. I almost felt as though I was reading someone else's journal. It was so descriptive and private that it felt wrong and I felt awkward but I think that was the point because it really got you thinking.
I actually liked the book better when I finished it because I really got to think about it and consider what the author was actually trying to get across to me. It was a very well put together book and even though there was one scene that ruined it, there were many others that made it. The quotes were amazing and true and will stick with me forever.
A fair warning though, the book contains very sensitive and heavy topics (ex. Rape, suicide, masturbation, abuse, drugs etc.) that may difficult for some to handle. It can get very detailed and intimate at times and some of the things discussed can be hard for some to read. Please take this in consideration. I suggest this book for mature teenagers or older teens.
It is a book that should be read just for the sake of reading. I stepped out of my comfort zone and it was worth it.
Rating: * * * *
Sequel (s): N/A