The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)

[mcilroga]

Well, I just got finished reading this novel, and I had to come here to recommend it. It's a wonderful epistolary book written by Stephen Chbosky. It's essentially about a boy who considers himself a "wallflower"; a bystander, never taking action, but always watching. The novel explores topics such as teenage sexuality (homosexuality, in particular), adolescence, puberty and bullying.

Really, very very highly recommended. I was moved, to say the least. :)

[The Intended]

I remember I read that book a few years ago. It was excellent, and definitely something all High School-ers should read. It reminded me a bit of Catcher In the Rye.

[ariella]

Yeah I liked but I thought it was way better than 'catcher in the rye' maybe that's more to do with my age though & the fact that I can relate to the early 90s alot more, only bad thing about it was Charlie's constant writing about how Sam was such an amazing person etc, kind of felt sorry & preferred Mary Elizabeth since she did have her own fanzine, also the book was a bit sentimental, I'm not really a sentimental person & I hate showing my feelings/crying etc but still really liked it I think

[Grit]

Anyone read this book? It's pretty excellent. It's definitely been influenced by catcher in the rye, as you could probably tell if you've read both. Same extremely distinct voice as a narrator.

I really enjoyed it even though I'd already seen the movie.

[OrphanPip]

I read it shortly after it came out when I was in high school, it's a pretty solid teen novel, nothing too exceptional but far from awful. The movie wasn't half bad either, and it's interesting to see an author direct the adaptation of his own novel. They really should have promoted the movie more because it was well received by both critics and audiences, but it sort of slipped under most people's radars.