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The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky

2016 Oct 30

by Vandana Hiranand


The perks of being a wallflower is a story about what it’s like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school, the world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. Of sex, drugs and the rocky horror picture show, of those wild and poignant rollercoaster days known as growing up.

Stephen Chbosky’s best-seller gained popularity after the release of the feature film adaptation of his book. However, the book experience is vastly better compared to that of the movie (yes, even though it starred Emma Watson). His novel revolves around the life of his protagonist, Charlie, and his experience in high school. This book is refreshing as it explores a realistic version of high school experiences, rather than those tailored to keep the audience happy.

It explores some light hearted and fun subjects such as first-time experiences, the importance of having good friends and funny high school stories. However, it particularly discusses much heavier topics, including family dynamics, coping with loss, child abuse and depression. In our current day and age, this book is extremely relatable to many young teenagers. However, it can definitely be enjoyable and educational for people of all ages. Chbosky does not try to gloss over these real hardships and reading this book provides the reader with new perspectives. Most notably, the author maintains a light hearted and simple tone throughout the book which makes it perfect for some bedtime reading.

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