The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Taste attributes: dramateengay/lesbianfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring novel: contained and wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky, which was first published on February 1, 1999, by Pocket Books. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted observing teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb.
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- Stephen Chbosky
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- 1999
- Pages
- 231
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