The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I can see very easily how this book has come to be seen as a cult classic. It glorifies adolescence in a spectacular way; I'd love my teenage years to have been half as exciting and exotic as Charlie's. He rarely just sits on his arse all night watching TV playing with his penis. However, I can understand also why some (generally older, more-cynical) readers would find it to be a drivelling, self-pitying, and infuriating tale targeted at an emo MTV audience. I like Charlie regardless of the latter point, and I found the book a lot of fun. I don't think Charlie is just another whining teenager; I think he has depth and his character - hooked on literature, by nature obsessively observant and consciously participating in life - is intriguing.

This Book was fantastic. I loved it and the quirky point of view that it showed me. It opened my eyes to how other people see things from the corners of the room. It was great, upsetting, inspirational, and an all around neat story to read.

I absolutely loved it.

amazing. cant even begin to describe. it was an easy read and very exciting.

its ok

The Perks of Being a Wallflower was good. It was written in a series of letters by a teenager named Charlie. On the back, there is a review comparing the book to The Catcher in the Rye and A Separate Peace. The book does sound extremely similar to Catcher in the Rye, except with less swearing and calling people phonies. Charlie does things that seem nonsensical sometimes, but he is also an incredibly sweet kid. For some reason that I can't really wrap my brain around, it felt as though the book was set in the 60s or 70s, but all of the letters were dated 1991 and 1992. Maybe it was just because the book reminded me so much of Catcher, which took place back then. Anyways, Charlie starts joining in high school and makes a group of outsider friends, parties and does drugs and other outsider high school things. There is a ton of stuff that happens in just the span of one school year. I couldn't really say if it was realistic, because a book about my high school life would be watching TV Land and Nick at Nite.
Finally, there is a bit of a twist revelation at the end of the book. I really wasn't expecting anything like that. At first, it was pretty horrible to me and almost made me want to stop reading. But I kept going, and it ended in a better way.

Reminds me of Running with Scissors. Good read.

Good, good, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it... I was always waiting for the "something" to happen. I was unimpressed with the 'happy-all's well' ending. If someone thinks differently or has other insight, please tell me!

At the moment, my favorite book.

Good, but depressing.