The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Gaston Library

Sep 30, 2011 Dizneeee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own

Hilarity. Sobfest. Hilarity. Sobfest. Sobfest. Sobfest. Sobfest.

This book tackled so many tough subjects. So many emotions have gone through me while reading this book. As you can tell, lots of tears!

Such an amazing book. I'm sure there are so many teenagers who NEED to read this book. ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Nov 11, 2012 Bella Cornell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 2012, engl-3104, own

I absolutely loved this book. I added it to my list some time ago, but only decided to read it today because I wanted to get a head start on reading for my Literature for Adolescents class. It took me less than two and a half hours to read. I couldn't put it down. The format gave great insight into Charlie that you don't typically get from other books. I felt like I could identify with him and understand his pain and suffering. There are so many lines that jumped out at me because they were funn ...more

Like · see review

Jun 07, 2010 Shayla rated it liked it

Shelves: 2010

I only checked this book out because I read on Yahoo.com that it was one of the most banned books. I have mixed feelings about the book. Charlie was too sentimental for my tastes at times especially at the beginning but he did say/think some really nice things that made me stop and think for awhile. But I had to laugh because there was a girl in my middle/high school that used a hot dog.

Like · see review

Oct 15, 2011 H rated it did not like it

Shelves: read-in-2011, fiction, teen, he-wrote-it

I made it just past halfway. Right around where the narrator starts relating to The Catcher in the Rye. I can see why this book is over-appreciated. It's written poorly, which is meant to seem purposeful, but feels like a decoy, a way to get around the author's flaws. I wanted to feel for the character, but there is an unrealistic amount of suffering/realization of suffering taking place in a very short span of time. Chbosky is torturing this character, and I'm not going to read further to see h ...more

Like · see review