From the Bookshelf of NHSLMA…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
From Publisher's Weekly
A trite coming-of-age novel that could easily appeal to a YA readership, filmmaker Chbosky's debut broadcasts its intentions with the publisher's announcement that ads will run on MTV. Charlie, the wallflower of the title, goes through a veritable bath of bathos in his 10th grade year, 1991. The novel is formatted as a series of letters to an unnamed "friend," the first of which reveals the suicide of Charlie's pal Michael. Charlie's response--valid enough--is to cry. The ...more
A trite coming-of-age novel that could easily appeal to a YA readership, filmmaker Chbosky's debut broadcasts its intentions with the publisher's announcement that ads will run on MTV. Charlie, the wallflower of the title, goes through a veritable bath of bathos in his 10th grade year, 1991. The novel is formatted as a series of letters to an unnamed "friend," the first of which reveals the suicide of Charlie's pal Michael. Charlie's response--valid enough--is to cry. The ...more
Charlie's coming of age story is told in The Perks of Being a Wallflower in letters to his "friend" or you the reader. It was easy to identify with Charlie struggling to deal with a friend's suicide and many other coming of age struggles in High School. He is a very sensitive young man, who when he becomes friends with a couple of seniors, his life changes. He falls in love with a girl, who doesn't love him back. He explores his sexuality and become exposed to drugs. He also is not afraid to cry
...more
Great book! I really enjoyed Charlie and his perspective on high school and life in general. Highly recommend.
Apr 30, 2013
Libby
added it
