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Feb 03, 2013 Rachel rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: own-kindle, everyone-loves-but-me

I know just about everyone loves this book, but I think it is ridiculously out of touch with real teenagers, so far from reality, and makes a mockery of people who aren't quite normal. I have known a few people, tragically, that have been (view spoiler) and while I understand it affects everyone differently, I can't see it making you forget what sex and masturbation is entirely. I just couldn't connect to any characters in this book. He seemed like a 9 year old. ...more

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May 17, 2013 Carrie rated it liked it

Shelves: ya

I really wanted to like this book. And it isn't that the story was bad. It really wasn't. But this is an epistolary novel - and the letters are written by a 15-year-old boy named Charlie who clearly has some issues socializing - like maybe he has Aspergers or something. And Charlie writes like he is about seven years old. It was, at times, painful to read. I've taught many children with autism spectrum disorder who are even younger than Charlie is, and my 11-year-old niece has Aspergers - but no ...more

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Aug 19, 2013 Donna rated it it was amazing

I loved sweet, sensitive Charlie and was immediately drawn into his world. I normally enjoy epistolary novels. If done well, I feel like it's a great tool to really get inside a character's head. As a reader, I feel a certain guilty pleasure when reading someone's letters. This story was set in the year I graduated high school and the references we quite nostalgic for me. Sweet story with some serious undertones. Great characters. I loved Charlie's book list. A lot of those were my favorites in ...more

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