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I read this book to satisfy the "read a banned book" task on my 2015 Reading Challenge list. Because this book has made the top 10 of challenged books SEVEN times since 2001 (and I've already read The Hunger Games and Harry Potter which each made the list three times since 2001...) I figured it was a good one to tackle. According to the American Library Association, here's the list of reasons The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been challenged so many times: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality,
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Maybe I would have loved this if I read it when I was 14. But reading it as an adult, I just didn't get it.
This book covers Charlie's freshman year, during which he hangs out with a bunch of seniors. They drink, smoke, do drugs, unrealistically introduce him to masturbation, listen to good music and watch Rocky Horror.
I've read reviews that some of the plot elements were over the top. Which I sort of agree, but my main problem with this is the characterization. Charlie is so weird. So so weird ...more
This book covers Charlie's freshman year, during which he hangs out with a bunch of seniors. They drink, smoke, do drugs, unrealistically introduce him to masturbation, listen to good music and watch Rocky Horror.
I've read reviews that some of the plot elements were over the top. Which I sort of agree, but my main problem with this is the characterization. Charlie is so weird. So so weird ...more
I've had this book for awhile, well before I knew it would be a movie. I got it because it was on a list of banned books and, of course, I wanted to see why. Yes, there are controversial topics. But nothing that high schoolers aren't dealing with whether we want to believe it or not.
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I didn't know this was going to be such a complete and total downer. :(
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3.5 stars
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