S. McElroy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Chbosky, Stephen


The Perks of Being a Wallflower


MTV Books: 1999


Heart


Borders $11.20


Fiction


213 pages








The post that inspired me to read this book was by Kim Brasher. I have heard about this book before from other friends also, so thought that this was a perfect time to read it. I agree with Kim in that this is a pretty good book. She talks about how the book was written and I agree that writing it as letters was the perfect layout for this book. The letters make it like a diary, so you almost feel like the character is telling you about his life, not another character. I also think that the author did an awesome job by making to story easy for teenagers to relate to, in order to make the book easier to read. Some of the issues Charlie faces are similar to ones readers might, so you feel invited into the story so you can relate your problems.
It is a very easy story to read, and I like how the author focuses the book on the events. The location is anonymous and the people are renamed because Charlie, the main character, does not want anyone finding out who he really is. There are many events throughout the book, so the reader is never bored. However i believe that the ending of the book was just OK. The ending was not predictable, so I was happy about that; however, the whole point of the book is discovered within a page or two. I'm not exactly sure how the author could have changed it to make is better, or more shocking. The result of the main story is shocking, however i feel it should have been shown more. Overall, I thought it was a very good book and i plan on reading it a second time.