The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Review (NO SPOILERS!)

Hey peeps! Pretty sure you've heard of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower movie. But did you know there's a book too?! At first, I went to see the movie THEN read the book. DO NOT DO THAT. Read the book first and then watch the movie. Overall I would say that the book will knock your socks off!  Fife-teen year old Charlie is coping with the suicide of his best friend Michael. To help cope with his anxiety of high school and fear of not fitting in, he writes letters to a stranger that he's never met in person before. At school, Charlie finds a friend  in his English teacher. He also overcomes his chronic shyness and approaches a classmate, Patrick, who, along with his step-sister Sam, become two of Charlie's Bestest Friends.  During the course of the school year, Charlie has his first date and his first kiss, he deals with bullies, he experiments with drugs and drinking, and he makes friends, loses them, and gains them back.

He creates his own soundtrack through a series of mix tapes full of iconic songs, reads a huge stack of classic books, and gets involved in the Rocky Horror Picture Show audience-participation culture.Charlie has a relatively stable home life, though, with supportive, if distant, parents to fall back on. Unfortunately, a disturbing family secret that Charlie has repressed for his entire life surfaces at the end of the school year. Charlie has a severe mental breakdown and ends up hospitalized. Charlie's final letter closes with feelings of hope: getting released from the hospital, finding new friends, and overcoming his fear of high school. I really enjoyed this book and hope that you'll like it too. REMEMBER: Don't watch the movie, until you've read the book! :) Caio!

 If you'd like to see how the movie differs from the book/how they compare, click here!-----> ~~~~Movie Trailer!~~~