The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Exceptional Books

Jun 08, 2012 Anna Balasi rated it liked it

I want to give this book a 3.5. It was enjoyable in many ways, particularly because so many of the 90s references spoke to me, having been a teen in that decade. Charlie was an extremely sympathetic character to me. I related to him in many ways, and I fell in love with him, like he was *my* little brother. I liked the other characters too, and enjoyed the fact that Charlie was surrounded by regular kids who were kind and intelligent, in that teen-I-Know-Everything kind of way. There were a lot ...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Kathleen Dunn rated it really liked it

"There's something about that tunnel that leads to downtown. It's glorious at night. Just glorious. You start on one side of the mountain and it's dark and the radio is loud. As you enter the tunnel, the wind gets sucked away and you squint from the lights overhead. As you can adjust to the lights, you can see the other side in the distance. Just then the sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can't reach. Then you're in the middle of the tunnel and everything becomes a calm ...more

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Nov 03, 2009 Mayada Al Shereef rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2011

Since I started heavily using goodreads and whenever I am reading a book, I have a rating for it in my mind throughout the reading. "The Perks" was a straight 3-star book till maybe the last 10 pages. The ending is brilliant, profound, and shocking in a way. I am not sure if my disliking of the main character affected my rating or not. Yet I would applaud to Chbosky for the well-built character (even of a passive person). ...more

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May 29, 2008 Kelly rated it it was amazing

everyone says you will like this book if you liked the catcher in the rye. I HATED THAT BOOK, but this is one of my new favorites, it has a plot, it has feeling, it has proper use of the english language. the things charlie says, everyone should be able to relate to. the way he feels too. this book was beautiful and i plan to get myself a copy of it and share it with the people i love. =)

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