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I read a lot of YA, but it's all fantasy and dystopia. I don't read much straight-up YA like this, but this book has been at the center of a few controversies, and my daughter wants to see the movie, so I was curious. Well. I can see why there were controversies! He's a freshman in high school and already he's had a friend commit suicide, saw his sister having sex in their basement (after he'd seen the boy hit his sister), witnessed a hand job and reluctant fellatio and ...more
I read a lot of YA, but it's all fantasy and dystopia. I don't read much straight-up YA like this, but this book has been at the center of a few controversies, and my daughter wants to see the movie, so I was curious. Well. I can see why there were controversies! He's a freshman in high school and already he's had a friend commit suicide, saw his sister having sex in their basement (after he'd seen the boy hit his sister), witnessed a hand job and reluctant fellatio and ...more
not bad, not great. all i remember is that the kid's name was charlie, and there was a car. i wanted more.
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This book meets task 1 for the 2019 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge: A epistolary novel or collection of letters
This is another one of those books that it seemed like a lot of people had read but I hadn't. A book set in high school around the time that I was in high school. And yes, yes, I have been described as a wallflower so I could somewhat relate to the main character Charlie in regards to his general shyness and his love of books. However, I didn't have as many traumatic experiences in my ...more
This is another one of those books that it seemed like a lot of people had read but I hadn't. A book set in high school around the time that I was in high school. And yes, yes, I have been described as a wallflower so I could somewhat relate to the main character Charlie in regards to his general shyness and his love of books. However, I didn't have as many traumatic experiences in my ...more
I've been hearing about this book for years, and I know a lot of people just love it. I thought it was interesting, but maybe not all that believable...
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I had been meaning to read this for years, and finally got around to it when I realized there's a movie coming out. Every popular book gets made into a movie! I enjoyed the Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I would have enjoyed it so much more had I been a lot younger. Teenagers eat this stuff up, and I would have too. It tackles a lot of issues, so if you're getting it for a young person, make sure they're ready to talk about drugs and sex and abuse and suicide, etc.
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finished 5/23/13
Enjoyed this book about a young boy's coming of age. ...more
Enjoyed this book about a young boy's coming of age. ...more
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