Perks of being a Wallflower Challenge

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Challenge

This is the Perks Challenge for Perks members! The goal is to read as many of the following books as you can from the books that are in the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Duration is 3 months.

Levels:
Pushing Petals: 1-3 books
Dancing Daisies: 4-7 books
Valentine's Roses: 8-12 books
Wedding Flowers: all 13 books!

List of Books
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
The Great Gatsby
Hamlet
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
A Separate Peace
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

You can choose to list the books as you read them or list the books that you want to read and check them off or cross them out as you go. Set up looks like this:

Duration: 3 months
Level: you choose!
Completed: 0/#

List of books read:

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Reserved for addition instructions as needed.

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I've already read: The Perks of being a Wallflower, The Great Gatsby, and To Kill A Mockingbird, and let me just say they are amazing books. This list is amazing, and I think I'll read The Catcher in the Rye and Peter Pan. Also the whole concept of reading all the books mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower is just hands down genius.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Thanks! Welcome to the challenge Gabby!

[Amy]

If you've already read some of them, do they count? Or would we need to re-read in the 3 month time period?

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

The goal is to read as many as you can in the 3 months, but you can mark them as read just to keep track or do a reread.

[Jordan]

I've put the list here, will come back and mark them as I read them. I read Catcher in the Rye several years ago. Loved it. I will probably put that to the back of the list in my head because I have read it already. I've read To Kill a Mockingbird as well. Interesting to see books I have read on a challenge list ha ha.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
The Great Gatsby
Hamlet
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
A Separate Peace
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

[Eldarwen]

Oh I'm game!

I love The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I've had the idea of writing out all the books mentioned at some point haha! Awesome idea Kristie! :)

I've read a couple of these but will reread them for the challenge :)

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Duration: 3 months
Start Date: 29/05/2014
End Date: 29/08/2014
Level: will see how many books I can get my hands on
Completed: 5/#

List:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (going to reread but wanted to anyway!)) ✔
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
The Great Gatsby (completed 31/07/2014)
Hamlet (going to be a reread) ✔
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan (completed 06/06/2014)
A Separate Peace
The Stranger (going to be a reread) ✔
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

Will come back and edit when appropriate! :)
Have fun everyone!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Thanks, Eldarwen! Welcome to the challenge!

[Eldarwen]

Thanks! :)

[Jennie]

Duration: 3 months
Start Date: 6/7/2014
End Date: 9/7/2014
Level: Not sure
Completed: 0/#

Already Read:
The Great Gatsby
Hamlet
A Separate Peace

To Read:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Jennie!

[Ise]

start date 6/17/2014
end 9/17/2014

read:
The Great Gatsby
To kill a mockingbird
on the road

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Ise!

[Arwen]

Please may I ask a stupid question? Who wrote The Stranger? Sorry to be so dumb. :-(

[Arwen]

Was it Albert Camus?

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Not a dumb question, Arwen! Yes, it was Albert Camus. If you click on the book titles under "List of Books" in the first message, it will bring you to the book pages. They are active links.

[Charlotte]

EDIT: Realized I can't finish. At all. So, I'm trying again and hoping for better results.
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I'd love to join in! I've been thinking about doing this ever since I first read Perks. c: I'll see if I can re-read some of the ones I've already read if I have time. (rr is for books I want to re-read if I have time)

Duration: 3 months
Start: September 10, 2014
End: December 10, 2014
Level: Wedding Flowers (all 13)
Completed: 0/13

List of Books:
✔
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
The Great Gatsby
Hamlet
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
A Separate Peace
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

Read:

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Charlotte!

[Charlotte]

Thank you, Kristie!

[Gena]

I'm going to join this challenge. I've got to try and get some of the books from my library it may take awhile I live in a small community with a small library. Excited to read all these books.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Gena!

[Gena]

Thanks Kristie. I'm gonna try to get several of these books to take on vacation with me.

[Christine]

I love this idea! I've already read a few on the list and have been eager to read some of the others! I'll be happy if I can get through all the books I haven't read!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Sounds like a relaxing vacation, Gena. Hope you have a wonderful time.

Welcome to the challenge, Christine!

[Pks]

It is a great idea. I was doing the same thing by listening to all the songs they mention on the book. I would like to join the challenge and read as much of the books I can.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Pks!

[Micaela]

Level: dancing daisies
Starting date: 30/6
Finishing date: 30/9

Already read:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Great Gatsby

Missing books:
The Catcher in the Rye
The Fountainhead
Hamlet
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
A Separate Peace
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden or Life in the Woods

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Micaela!

[Alycia]

I've read 4 of the books from the list already! :) Fun idea! (Still haven't read Perks yet...whoops.)

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Excellent, Alycia!

[Chelsey]

Level: Wedding Flowers
Starting date: 7/10/2014
End Date: 10/10/2014

Already Read:
The Catcher in the Rye
Hamlet
A Separate Peace
To Kill a Mockingbird
Walden

To Read:
The Fountainhead
The Great Gatsby (reread)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (reread)
Naked Lunch
On the Road
Peter Pan
The Stranger
This Side of Paradise

Super excited! These books get the love we think they deserve ;P

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Chelsey!

[Arwen]

I'm just starting the challenge. I'm reading Perks of Being a Wallflower first. :-)

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Arwen!

[Arwen]

Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Finished 4/8/14

[Arwen]

Starting Catcher In The Rye tonight.

[Arwen]

Finished Catcher in the Rye. Starting The Fountainhead.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

You're cruising right along, Arwen! What did you think of the first two books you read for the challenge?

[Arwen]

I loved perks of being a wallflower. I found catcher in the rye ok, apart from taking a thorough dislike to Holden. I am finding the fountainhead an almost impossible read. I am going to put it down and carry on with Gatsby. I don't want this one book to slow me right down. I can come back to it.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Good plan. I haven't read Gatsby in years, but I recall liking it.

[Arwen]

I'm loving it so far! :-)

[Charlotte]

Re-doing this challenge because I haven't done anything for it. u.u

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

lol, I've done that before, Charlie!

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Level: Valentine's Roses
Duration 3 months (September 1-November 30, 2017)
Completed: 5/9

Already read:
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To Read:
1. The Fountainhead
2. The Great Gatsby
3. Hamlet
4. Naked Lunch
5. On The Road
6. The Stranger
7. This Side Of Paradise
8. To Kill A Mockingbird
9. Walden Or Life In The Woods

Books Read:
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[Arwen]

Gatsby finished, starting Hamlet now.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome to the challenge, Janessa!

[Arwen]

Hamlet was a struggle, but starting Naked Lunch now.

[Joe]

Only just discovered this; it is such a good challenge. Kudos to whoever created it!

I have already read >The Great Gatsby (one of my favourites)
>To Kill a Mockingbird (enjoyable)
>The Perks of Being a Wallflower (read twice because was so good!)

Only just finished The Catcher in the Rye which i can't say i enjoyed at all really. I think the themes passed over my head and i couldn't really relate to Holden either. Is that just me or does it require a second reading to understand his perceptions clearer?

What would others recommend to read next off the list?