tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post6117484100445005428..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-59843100236196812082013-03-09T13:08:32.863-05:002013-03-09T13:08:32.863-05:00Someone in my FB book group recently wrote a revie...Someone in my FB book group recently wrote a review of the book (http://octoberaeowyn.blogspot.com/2013/03/becoming-wallflower.html)<br /><br />and I put my finger on what R.M. Fiedler said in my comment to her before coming back here and seeing "because Charlie magnifies feelings that many people go through during high school. Maybe the high school teachers out there have an opinion on this" and I would say: ABSOLUTELY.<br /><br />The relevant bit: "Being a teacher of high school seniors is a fascinating experience of how broken everyone feels during those teenage years regardless of whether their problems are heavy or light - and everyone feels the weight of their problems pretty equally."<br /><br />Whether their problem is that their dad and mom are both in prison for drug use and their girlfriend is pregnant or whether their problem is that they buy all their clothes secondhand and feel like everyone notices - they seem to express that it's the end of the world equally. <br /><br />Teenagerhood is a magnifying glass that I think very few people win. In retrospect some of us realize our problems were really small and some of us realize our problems were really too big to be handling on our own, but it's nice to have this little book that captures that feeling.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505849394031450120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-41856313947296358902013-01-23T17:18:51.323-05:002013-01-23T17:18:51.323-05:00I think we can all agree: Hermione is pretty.I think we can all agree: Hermione is pretty.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-76910245507189310272013-01-23T12:46:55.362-05:002013-01-23T12:46:55.362-05:00The movie's good; the only book adaptation I l...The movie's good; the only book adaptation I like as much is Fight Club. Of course, the book's better. And they took out a lot of the scenes I liked: Charlie's sister catching Charlie smoking after her abortion; dinner at the teacher's house. Nonetheless, the movie did a good job of capturing the sense of the book. Also, Hermione's pretty. And, I love that Anne from Arrested Development is in the movie.<br /><br />And, I agree with you, Billy: one of the likable things about this book is how relatable Charlie is. Which is strange, because I was nothing like Charlie in high school. But maybe it's because Charlie magnifies feelings that many people go through during high school. Maybe the high school teachers out there have an opinion on this.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977189004050200033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-58432428567812902182013-01-23T11:18:30.545-05:002013-01-23T11:18:30.545-05:00I love this book, but I'm not sure I know why....I love this book, but I'm not sure I know why. I read it in high school and loved it and picked it up again a few months ago in anticipation of the movie (which I still haven't seen, but want to), and loved it again. I think what moves me about this book is how closely I identify with Charlie, even though I'm not all that similar to him. I feel like Charlie is what would happen if you took certain parts of middle school/early high school Billy and magnified them. Regardless, I always feel "infinite" when I finish.billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349770176721652737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-74723664206308710992013-01-23T07:40:05.929-05:002013-01-23T07:40:05.929-05:00I like this book. I think it's a lot better t...I like this book. I think it's a lot better than it has to be--for example, it juggles multiple storylines with real skill, and the twist ending is surprisingly effective. I taught it in the tenth grade a few years ago to mixed reactions; a lot of the pop culture stuff is dated (even more dated than you referencing N'Sync). At least one girl (or her parents) refused to read it on moral grounds.<br /><br />Anyhow, let me know how the movie is.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.com