Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

173 reviews

andst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

I feel like this book really encaptures self-improvement during high school. How, at that age, we feel aimless, worthless, unlikable and inadequate. How we tirelessly look for a sense of belonging and how somehow it's never enough. It's depressing, stressful, and deeply relatable. 
Throughout the book Charlie experience a sense of hopelessness while he sees the world (and the people) around him break down into pieces, just to realize that he cannot do anything to fix them no matter how much he tries. All the characters come with their own set of problems and we can see how these problems consume Charlie completely, even if they don't belong to him. Which is something some of us can deeply relate to.
This book makes you feel seen and understood. It encourages you embrace those around you despite their flaws, because we are not perfect either. We are all trying to get through life one day at a time, might as well just do it along those you care for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Outing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide attempt

maggiemooreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Self harm

Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abortion, and Rape

jennifereads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault, Car accident, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

amy_b_21's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Child abuse, Drug use, and Rape

annapolly14's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

i feel like if i had read this sooner i would've been a completely different person

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Grief, Abortion, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Homophobia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism

lambclown's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Car accident, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm

behindherpages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Car accident and Racism

anna1ucia's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

grrrlkisser's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

seeing myself in charlie is so bittersweet

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

poppy_davies's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide