dereadergal's review against another edition
2.0
This doesn't happen to my reading books often, but I can actually say I liked the book and disliked it all at the same time.
The good parts I enjoyed were recollecting my high school days of ups and downs while reading the main character's exploits. The bad? Well not knowing who the main character was writing all these letters to, is a bit annoying to begin with and what were really the perks of being a wallflower? Not really sure there were any, but maybe that's just me.
The good parts I enjoyed were recollecting my high school days of ups and downs while reading the main character's exploits. The bad? Well not knowing who the main character was writing all these letters to, is a bit annoying to begin with and what were really the perks of being a wallflower? Not really sure there were any, but maybe that's just me.
cheyenneisreading's review against another edition
5.0
I read this for the first time when I was seventeen and now having finally purchased my own copy, I re-read the novel over the course of a day. It is so beautiful and I don't care if I'm suppose to pretend to be to old to 'cool' or whatever to love this novel - I admit it! I do love this novel. Very much. I think Charlie is a great, unique, fictional character that is so realistic and emotional, I found his story to be sad and real and I preferred the reality of his eventual relapse back into his old emotions. It gave the character an authenticity that many books and T.V shows avoid in preference for a happy ending. Some writers chose to cure the main character instantly making them unbelievable but Charlie was something else. He was real. You want to be his friend. And Sam's friend and Patrick's friend.
2021 - I read this in 2013 and a year before that which I don’t remember.
I love this book. It tears me apart in a way that I have trouble describing. It hurts me so many times and I wouldn’t change it, change the way it makes me feel.
2021 - I read this in 2013 and a year before that which I don’t remember.
I love this book. It tears me apart in a way that I have trouble describing. It hurts me so many times and I wouldn’t change it, change the way it makes me feel.
realcruelfart's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
coco_chloe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beetlebum's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
joki22's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kmelliott's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
livgives's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Started this last night cause I couldn’t sleep. Loved this book when I was in middle school but reading as an adult it does kinda suck. Honestly would’ve given it a 2 but for nostalgia it gets a three. Is Charlie on the spectrum?
clairemariarose's review against another edition
5.0
i can’t believe i first read this book when i was 13 years old. and here we are, 9 years later, doing it all again. and guess what? still hurts.
i truly consider this book the foundation of my taste in books. i was always a reader as a kid, but it wasn’t until perks that i actually felt something. coming of age stories are always my favorite, and this is why.
i see so much of myself in charlie but also in every other character. and i think that is why this book is so powerful and why so many people love it — everyone is able to relate to at least one character.
i really can’t put into words how much this book means to me. it resonated with me as an eighth grader 9 years ago, and it resonates with me as a college graduate now. it’s a book i will cherish forever.
also logan lerman, love of my life, you absolutely embodied the role of charlie, and for that i am eternally grateful.
i truly consider this book the foundation of my taste in books. i was always a reader as a kid, but it wasn’t until perks that i actually felt something. coming of age stories are always my favorite, and this is why.
i see so much of myself in charlie but also in every other character. and i think that is why this book is so powerful and why so many people love it — everyone is able to relate to at least one character.
i really can’t put into words how much this book means to me. it resonated with me as an eighth grader 9 years ago, and it resonates with me as a college graduate now. it’s a book i will cherish forever.
also logan lerman, love of my life, you absolutely embodied the role of charlie, and for that i am eternally grateful.