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.
This is the story of what it''s like to grow up in high school.
More intimate than a diary, Charlie''s letters are singular and
unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives.
We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he
shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run
from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory.
The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new
friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that
perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting
coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to
those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing
up.
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Charlie writes letters to this friend of
his who listens to him. The beauty of it all? No judgements and someone is just
there to listen to Charlie. Through his first year of highschool Charlie goes
through everything from drugs, love, suicide, and family.
He befriends a girl Sam and a guy David who
are both seniors. These are the friends Charlie sticks with through his first
year of high school. They all are misfits with quirks of there own that make
them unique. Only Difference between Charlie and His friends? They know who
they are; Charlie on the other hand is struggling hard to figure that out for
himself.
Through the diary-esque letters Charlie writes to his friend, we see his
rollercoaster of emotions when coming to terms with hardships he is faced with.
When he comes to a realization, he writes it down like a lesson was learned
which made the perks of being a wallflower so refreshing!
The Perks of Being a Wallflower reminded me
a lot of Catcher in the Rye. In the sense that the main characters struggle to deal with the
pressures of the society around them. To live Charlie’s life through his
letters was so real. I found myself questioning a lot of what I see in my day
to day life. The resist and secrets we all have that affect only us. I cannot
find words to explain how accurate Chbosky’s words are about growing up the
way Charlie had to. No one says it better than himself;
“It was a really great experience. It’s
strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that’s
kind of how it felt. It was a different book from the others because it wasn’t
about being a kid….But it wasn’t like you had to really search for the philosophy.
It was pretty straightforward, I thought, and the great part is that I took
what the author wrote about and put it in terms of my own life.”
I give The Perks of Being a Wallflower 
I definitely recommend this book to those
who want an easy read that makes you put your life in perspective…
As Always,
HAPPY READING
Sherry
PS – Classes are back in session! Good luck
to all the fellow students out there!
PPS – WE ALL DESERVE TO FEEL INFINITE!
