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Until I reached the Epilogue of this book, I was so annoyed with the main character. A sixteen year old boy that constantly cries and makes you believe he lives in a bubble. This boy literally didn't know much about anything. When I reached the Epilogue, the story finally came together and I could see why he was the way he was. The Epilogue saved this book. I give it 3.5 stars.
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This coming of age story is told in letters to Dear Friend (never specified but seems to be the reader). It is the observations of Charlie during his freshman year in high school. Charlie doesn’t have many friends. At the beginning of the book he is trying to deal with his best friend’s suicide the previous year. He meets a new group of friends who are seniors but take Charlie into their circle. We see the ups and downs of their lives, his life and his family’s lives through his observations. Th
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It was ok... some of it was really powerful and easy to relate to but I found Charlie's character to be too pathetic. Also he didn't seem to just be a social outcast but seemed to have further issues like Asberger's or autism but this was never stated outright. I found him to be irritating at times.
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I'm super conflicted about this one. It was an absolute favourite of mine when I was in High School, but I hadn't reread it in ages and it just wasn't impressive. I gave it an extra star purely based off teenage Eloise's opinion
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Feb 23, 2009
Minttu
marked it as wishlist
Feb 08, 2010
Zakiya LadyWings
marked it as to-read
Great!
Dec 23, 2012
Katie
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Jan 06, 2014
Mimmi
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Apr 27, 2014
Holly Saif
marked it as to-read
