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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
by Stephen Chbosky
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bookshelves: books-everyone-loves-but-me, littry-fiction, and-so-this-is-grad-school
Mar 24, 11
bookshelves: books-everyone-loves-but-me, littry-fiction, and-so-this-is-grad-school
teens seem to love this book.
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Mar 24, 2011 10:04am
My son just had to read this for language arts. He said the kid was a whiner and there was too much drama for him, but I guess it was a hit with most of the other teens. Made me curious, so I may have to read this one myself soon, just to see what schools are assigning as literature these days.
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I didn't like this book either, but I thought it was because I missed the whole thing with Charlie's aunt.
it's so weird that a book like this is so popular with YA audiences when the references are so centered thirty years before their awareness.
I know! I'm finding it hard to see the appeal, because in my opinion it does not reflect anything of what I (or my friends) was going through when I was that age. Apart from the fact that as a teenager you can feel off and like nobody understands, and then it might fuel teenagers fantasies of ending up as a popular kid, regardless.
I love this book. I'm not sure why, exactly, because Charlie is a total whiner and doormat. But I remember when someone handed me this book for the first time, probably about 13 years ago, and I felt like it changed my life. I still have a copy. I guess I'm part of the YA craze. Damn kids.
Ooh, did you see Shirley Marr's review of this? Scroll down and check out her awesome emo poem.http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Patricia wrote: "My son just had to read this for language arts. He said the kid was a whiner and there was too much drama for him, but I guess it was a hit with most of the other teens. Made me curious, so I may h..."Don't worry, we're still being assigned Shakespeare.
Just finished this book. I'm depressed and tired. Good time to scoop me some ice-cream. and start a GOOD book. ugh!
