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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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August 1, 2013
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August 25, 2013
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Stephen
A wonderfully moving and endearing but devestating book. I have a special vulnerablity to books centered on damaged and somewhat asperger-like characters and this book falls squarely in that camp. The main character sees himself as a shy wall-flower but in reality he's bewildered by things that his too quick mind observes but he's unable to figure out how to deal with.

This book reminds me a lot of Inside Out by Terry Trueman and the two are both very powerful, thought provoking reads. There are
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Dr. Vipin Behari Goyal
Jul 08, 2013 rated it it was amazing
The author has successfully entered into the psyche of a gifted child and written a wonderful book.
Vinay Badri
May 01, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
A brilliant coming of age book... In parts touching, in parts funny, in parts sad... This is quite a nice book... Touches you deep within on occasions....
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