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Book Reviews The Perks of Being a Wallflower Growing up. What every child wants, and what every adult hates. It's such a painful and slow process, and no one likes the tough turns that they take when they're growing up. The hardest part of living is obviously growing up and maturing, and Stephen Chbosy did a fantastic job by showing it. The book starts out by the writer, known by Charlie, writing an entry in his diary. He starts the whole diary experience by telling about his best friend's suicide, which eventually leads into him talking about his family. Charlie is a freshman at his high school, so with no friends, and bad social skills, he sets out alone, which anyone would admit, is hard to do at a new school. Eventually, he meets two seniors named Patrick and Sam, whom he assumes are dating, but really end up being brother and sister. Patrick and Sam both help Charlie find who he really is, along with the help of his English teacher and a couple others. Charlie’s a typical freshman boy, but so much more. He typically over thinks everything, and never goes out of the box. He’s naive, and hasn’t experienced the many joys of life. By the end of the book Charlie has gone through everything from his first kiss, drugs, and how to be a friend. He learns that being a shoulder to cry on isn’t enough, and he needs to take more chances, and be more outgoing, or else he’ll never get anywhere in life. With the departure of the majority of his friends, he goes into his Sophomore year confident and ready for anything. This book is a great book for teenagers who want to see someone going through the same thing they might be going through. The plot is amazing, not to mention Chbosy did an amazing job making it seem like an actual teenager was writing the book. People might have a problem understanding the ending, but if you take enough time, and read between the lines, you’ll get it, and the whole purpose of the book, and how Charlie acts. Perks of Being a Wallflower teaches anyone a great life lesson, and is definitely a must-needed read. Molly Leachman
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