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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Books

Aug 18, 2017

Complex range of human emotion in this coming of age book

I read this book after watching the film so I made a lot of comparisons. For one while there are scenes that completely match the book, there are quite a lot of parts missing in the film. No doubt the book is far more detailed - I loved the film so reading it was equally pleasurable. It's more than a coming of age film, it explores prejudice, mental health, sexuality, abuse, so it's more meaningful than expected. Written in a series of letters, Charlie has symptoms of some kind of mental health issue that isn't explicitly mentioned so his attitude to the world is very straightforward yet complex. He watches human behaviour more than participating in social situations. My only gripe is that the writing is pretty bad, and I'm accounting this to the fact the author is trying to write as a 16 year-old boy. Easy to read though.

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Mindful Walking: Walk Your Way to Mental and Physical Well-Being

Hugh O'Donovan

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Six million years ago, the evolving human brain existed only to instruct our bodies to move. In...

Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth

Leslie Davenport, Martin L. Rossman, Rachel Naomi Remen and Emmett E. Miller

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Guided imagery is a transformative practice for reducing stress, healing mind and body, and...

Northern Ireland Social Work Law

Ciaran White

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A unique and practical book for lawyers, social workers and social work students in Northern...

Change Your Energy, Change Your Life: Using Healing Crystals for Health, Wealth, Love and Luck

Krista N. Mitchell

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Krista Mitchell, known as the 'Rock Whisperer' for her fresh take on healing with crystals, is a...

Chrissie-ann (78 KP) rated I will not kill myself, Olivia in Books

Jun 19, 2018

I will not kill myself, Olivia

Danny Baker. | 2018 | Health & Fitness, Mind, Body & Spiritual

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Raw, emotional, outstanding

From the second I started this book I couldn't put it down, what an emotional rollercoaster of a book. Following the story of a man's journey with mental illness and his romantic relationship with his first love.
I fell in love with the characters, I felt their pain, their joy and their love. I cried, alot, happiness and sadness. This book was written with so much insight and knowledge showing the reality of mental health issues and the impact on the individual their lives and their relationships. Danny baker is an author I admire and who can really create an intense and a read that you just can't put down.