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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Author: Stephen Chbosky
Publisher: MTV
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 0.6

ISBN: 0671027344
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671027346
ASIN: 0671027344

Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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Great read December 7, 2008
i read it on my sophomore year in high school and became attached to it. Perfect coming of age story to open your eyes about life...and the reality of it.

5 out of 5 stars

Permanently in my Top 5 December 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

It's been awhile since I read Perks, and I don't recall when I first started reading it, but I distinctly remember the night I finished it. I couldn't put it down, reading until the middle of the night, out on the couch while my husband slept. And that's where he found me, sitting with the book in my lap, crying deeply. Stephen Chbosky created a protagonist who's adolescence was incredibly real and familiar, and in Charlie's story I saw my own high school memories - of being taken under the wing of an older crowd, and of being left behind as they graduated. The novel, written in the form of Charlie's anonymous letters to 'a friend', creates an interesting format for the narrative and truly reveals the author's gift for natural voice. We are voyeurs, reading letters not meant for us, written by a high school freshman who perhaps feels things too deeply. And maybe that's why I was so moved by it - because as I read Charlie's letters about his own life, I got to know him, and care about him, and relate to him in a way a third person account, or even a standard first person account wouldn't have facilitated. I'll surely reread Perks every few years, when I want to remember the good and bad of high school and shed some tears, the way you do with an old box of letters you keep under the bed because they mean too much to throw away.

5 out of 5 stars

Simply the best. November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My younger sister bought this book and then after gave it to me-and it is one of those books that I will pick up and read again and again. It is so beautifully written and continues to leave the reader with a new outlook each time it is read. I am in college now and have passed this book along to others to be read and every one of them has loved it so far. It is by far one of the best books I have ever read, hands down. I would recommend it for everyone to read!

2 out of 5 stars

Zzzzzz... October 20, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I'm not sure why the reviews on this site are so positive. I thought this was fairly boring and seemed to be somewhat of a copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' (which is over-rated in the first place). I think if I was still in high school I would have liked this more but having read these types of stories I was fairly bored with this. Recommended for readers of Young Adult books only.

4 out of 5 stars

Thoughtful coming-of-age story October 5, 2008
The Perks of Being a Wallflower tells the story of Charlie, an awkward and introspective high school freshman. The book is comprised of a series of letters that Charlie writes to an unknown recipient, relating the news of his life, the friendships with a group of seniors, his complex relationship with his family and his bond with a teacher who believes Charlie is special.br /br /This is a wonderful coming-of-age tale. It's such a cliche to compare every tale of a misfit boy to The Catcher in the Rye, but Charlie's alienation and struggle to find himself are every bit as compelling as in the classic stories of troubled youth, like Catcher. Chbosky's writing style is honest and straightforward. Charlie's desires and inadequacies are palpable. I highly recommend this intelligent and moving novel.

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