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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky


I saw the movie based on this book (and directed by the author) and was curious enough to see how the book characterized the protagonist whose diary is the basis of the story.
Charlie as a high school freshman is the coming-of-age storyline.  A very bright student, Charlie has “normal” adolescent anxieties that can’t help but be colored by his best friend’s suicide and the sudden death of a beloved aunt.
I loved the depiction of the English teacher who nurtures the budding writer.

Gallery Books, 1999 213 p.

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