Rating: 6/10
Overall Thoughts
Second time reading this book and I still don't get what the hype was about back when the book was first released/published. Whilst the author addresses a number of pressing issues such as suicide, rape, abortion, death, drugs, homosexuality and etc in the book, none of these were dealt with in depth. The story line's average, characters are likable but not really relatable, ending was pretty good but somewhat predictable. The story is written in a plain and simple language, making it an easy read.
Chbosky has written the novel in the form of letters which Charlie writes to a 'friend' whose identity remains a mystery. The story follows Charlie through his experiences in school, in making new friends, dating for the first time, his first kiss, his first love, his experiments with alcohol and drugs, and him remembering a family secret which he has repressed.
Overall, the movie was definitely better than the book. And that says a lot..
Chbosky has written the novel in the form of letters which Charlie writes to a 'friend' whose identity remains a mystery. The story follows Charlie through his experiences in school, in making new friends, dating for the first time, his first kiss, his first love, his experiments with alcohol and drugs, and him remembering a family secret which he has repressed.
Overall, the movie was definitely better than the book. And that says a lot..
Favourites from 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'
"... I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."
"... we accept the love we think we deserve."
"I feel infinite."
"You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand."
"I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist."
"Something really is wrong with me. And I don't know what it is."
"I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like. It's much easier not to know things sometimes."
"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."
'"I couldn't really tell if she was happy or sad, but it was enough just to see her and know that she was there."
"She held me a little closer. I held her a little closer. And we kept dancing. It was the one time all day that I really wanted the clock to stop. And just be there for a long time."
"If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me."
"... even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them."
"Something really is wrong with me. And I don't know what it is."
"I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like. It's much easier not to know things sometimes."
"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."
'"I couldn't really tell if she was happy or sad, but it was enough just to see her and know that she was there."
"She held me a little closer. I held her a little closer. And we kept dancing. It was the one time all day that I really wanted the clock to stop. And just be there for a long time."
"If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me."
"... even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them."
