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

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.

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.