I recently read Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, a book about an anonymous boy, dubbed "Charlie" in the letters he sends to a friends friends. The story tells of the boys first year in high school.
I thought this was a great book. I loved the realistic tone and style of the authors writing, which for a professional author, must have been kind of frustrating to not include commas, not very vivid words or using run on sentences. It made the book so much more realistic when the boy is struggling with things that all teens are learning at his age. I think that's one of the things that made the book so popular, how relatable it was.
One other thing that I think made the book relatable, as well as awesome, is the main character, Charlie. He's pretty much a normal kid who has gone through some awful things, but he gets over them for the most part with help from his friends and trying to fix himself. It's really the combined elements of the story that make it great. The tragedy of dealing with a traumatic event, and begin a loner at school. So many kids are all alone like Charlie was, with no friends for some reason or another. The book teaches that you can pull out of tough situations if you really try and have people who support you along the way. All those kids who feel really lonely should know that there is always someone there who cares about you.
Recent events, like the Amanda Todd suicide makes me doubt how far the kindness of people could go, however. Amanda made one mistake and was haunted by it her whole life. I think that though Charlie's situation is different in cause, the main difference is that everyone judged Amanda Todd, yet Charlie had people to support him.
It delivers a message to kids having a hard time out there, and gives them hope, even if their situation isn't as bad as Charlie's, or even worse. The anonymity of Charlie's character (his common name) also kind of lets the reader put them into Charlie's shoes.
Other things that were interesting in the book was Charlie's constant crying. This sometimes made me feel pushed back and alienated from the story, but it speaks to kids who do things that are awkward, and don't know why.
One thing I noticed in the movie is that they took away some of Charlie's idiosyncrasies, probably to make him less "weird", and so the characters will be more appealing to the general audience to make money, which still makes it a good story, but also saddens me slightly that they're taking away from the beautiful story.
Overall, this was a great and book, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good and touching book. It's a difficult book to read, sometimes even estranging, but it's totally worth it. The movie was good too, so I definitely recommend that to anyone who wants to view a good movie that's out now.
I thought this was a great book. I loved the realistic tone and style of the authors writing, which for a professional author, must have been kind of frustrating to not include commas, not very vivid words or using run on sentences. It made the book so much more realistic when the boy is struggling with things that all teens are learning at his age. I think that's one of the things that made the book so popular, how relatable it was.
One other thing that I think made the book relatable, as well as awesome, is the main character, Charlie. He's pretty much a normal kid who has gone through some awful things, but he gets over them for the most part with help from his friends and trying to fix himself. It's really the combined elements of the story that make it great. The tragedy of dealing with a traumatic event, and begin a loner at school. So many kids are all alone like Charlie was, with no friends for some reason or another. The book teaches that you can pull out of tough situations if you really try and have people who support you along the way. All those kids who feel really lonely should know that there is always someone there who cares about you.
Recent events, like the Amanda Todd suicide makes me doubt how far the kindness of people could go, however. Amanda made one mistake and was haunted by it her whole life. I think that though Charlie's situation is different in cause, the main difference is that everyone judged Amanda Todd, yet Charlie had people to support him.It delivers a message to kids having a hard time out there, and gives them hope, even if their situation isn't as bad as Charlie's, or even worse. The anonymity of Charlie's character (his common name) also kind of lets the reader put them into Charlie's shoes.
Other things that were interesting in the book was Charlie's constant crying. This sometimes made me feel pushed back and alienated from the story, but it speaks to kids who do things that are awkward, and don't know why.
One thing I noticed in the movie is that they took away some of Charlie's idiosyncrasies, probably to make him less "weird", and so the characters will be more appealing to the general audience to make money, which still makes it a good story, but also saddens me slightly that they're taking away from the beautiful story.
Overall, this was a great and book, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good and touching book. It's a difficult book to read, sometimes even estranging, but it's totally worth it. The movie was good too, so I definitely recommend that to anyone who wants to view a good movie that's out now.
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