[The Perks of Being a Wallflower] [By: Chbosky, Stephen] [February, 2009]

Loved this one. Told through a series of letters that Charlie is penning to an unknown recipient, we get more than a glimpse into his life, and those of his friends and family, as he tries to navigate his way through high school and relationships. Charlie is a very sweet, sensitive soul, somewhat troubled, who is struggling to come out from his comfortable spot on the sidelines and "participate" more in the events around him.

Read the whole thing today. Hadn’t read this book before. Though most people I know have read it and several other books I’ve read have mentioned it.

One word, kind of generic to sum up my thoughts: WOW. Happy I finally picked it up. Thank you Chbosky.

Didnt know how timely this book would be for me. Ive recently been having so much frustration and anger to not just myself to people around me. Feel like everyday i just get worse and worse but to read Charlies experiences growing up and having a really inspiring ending has touched me greatly! Thankyou for an amazing read!

this book changed my life

Excellent.
I've finally read it and it is everything I wanted it to be.
I did see this film first, only because I was impatient and my book hadn't arrived in the mail yet. But they are so close and so similar. I love it. Instant favourite.

I want to hug Charlie.
Hug him and never let go.