The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

I usually stay well away from books which are set out in the form of diary entries, letters or emails, so to find on reading the first page of the book that I was interested in continuing with it was a bit unusual for me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was written by American novelist and film director Stephen Chbosky. Although this is a really great book I don't think he has produced any more of the sort, which is a shame. Charlie, the main character, tells the story through letters written to an anonymous person. He doesn't know this person which strikes me as a bit odd. It follows through his first high school year as a freshamn. You somehow ...  Read the complete review

I usually stay clear of these "must reads" and "classics" simply because I think being praise them too highly. However The Perks of Being a Wallflower simply deserves every praise that it gets, simply because it is written in the most stunning way and it tells a great story. The ending is probably what gives everyone the most shock and is probably what determines it has a great story, however I was amazed by it even before I came to the end and then when the end came I was sure it was a classic because it is still applicable to society and people today. The most part about is the view that it is seen from. Charlie is a character that you have to like, ...  Read the complete review

The Perks of Being a Wallflower I bought The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky because of Facebook. Strange yes, I know but on Facebook, there's application called Visual Bookself. It lets you see all the books that your friends have read and what is popular at the moment. I was on the hunt for a different kind of book as I just wanted to broaden my horizons. I saw this book recommend a few times so I went to look on Amazon.co.uk on how much it was. It was £5.49. Not too bad and with lots of Amazon vouchers left, I thought why not. ...The Story... The story is all about Charlie growing up. Charlie is a freshman at ...  Read the complete review