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Kiss Kiss

Roald Dahl

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In Kiss Kiss you will find eleven devious, shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable,...

Getcha Rocks off: Sex & Excess. Bust-Ups & Binges. Life & Death on the Rock 'n' Roll Road

Mick Wall

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Hanging out with rock stars, trying to steal their chicks, or throwing up over their guitars after...

Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World

Timothy Garton Ash

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Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet...

AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Books

Oct 28, 2020

Dysfunctional and heart-warming

Read this before I made the decision to watch the movie, and I certainly enjoyed the book more (although the movie was not a bad one). The more I read the book, the more I was hooked, (possibly because it was quite a heavy read, and I wanted to finish it, again not because I dislike it). Many of the characters are likeable, and the material was well written.
A coming of age story of a young man beginning high school with the emotional and mental baggage of his traumatic childhood. Charlie was an unusual main lead, appearing quite odd at times and very emotional. He made friends with Sam and Patrick, and the relationship was heart warming if not a little dysfunctional.
My rating of the book, did not quite give it the max rating, as I felt after I had finished reading, I was left a little confused, and with a number of unanswered questions. At times throughout the novel, I kept thinking the next chapter will be the big reveal, but that chapter never came.
I can see why it has the following it has, went mainstream and has remained popular, but not a book I aim to reread anytime soon.