Book 7: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I have completed the seventh book in my #50BookChallenge.

Charlie, a student at the beginning of his high school career, is writing letters to an anonymous friend about his experiences. Charlies shares his thoughts, happiness, sadness, struggles, and joys with this friend. Through the story, the reader recognizes that Charlie is a very intelligent boy who lacks quite a bit in the social skills department. As his school year progresses, Charlie makes friends, struggles with first dates and relationships, is challenged by a thoughtful teacher, and learns to participate.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, follows a stream of consciousness style of writing. This style of writing is very engaging as it feels like you are really getting an inside perspective about Charlie, the main character. This is a book I really enjoyed. It was very easy to read through quickly. I felt like I was cheering for Charlie. I wanted him to experience success. Anyone who has already lived through high school can relate to some of the experiences and many of the emotions expressed by Charlie.

Now, I will find the movie and compare the quality to the quality of the book!