Book 3

                                                             Perks of Being a Wallflower
                                                                        Stephen Chbosky

Perks of Being a Wallflower is a great book about high school and what goes really goes on in different people’s lives. There are some things you don’t know about a person even if you hang out with them every day. This book makes me want to be friends with the people in the story. Charlie is a freshman who doesn’t really have a lot of friends at first and is shy. Charlie ends up meeting a group of kids to hang out with. Patrick and Sam are siblings; Charlie hangs out with them the most.  As you get more and more into the book, it makes you want to become friends with each character because they are so fun, different, and unique.  The book shows you what it’s like to be a misfit in high school and how when you think that you are the only one who doesn’t fit in, you really aren’t.  Every character in this book was different in some ways, but they all came together. The book will make you want to be in high school and will make you want to find new friends. There is an interesting twist at the end of the book, which was really sad and emotional. There is so much to anticipate in this book. The book is a quick read and you’ll really get into it. I really liked the quote “I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.” It make me want to laugh because it is true, but at the same time, it is sad how people really don’t get along and are not always there to be your friend, but rather, your enemy.

I think that everyone can relate to this story in some way or another.  The style of writing is a viewpoint through Charlie’s diary when you’re reading this book. One will feel every emotion possible as you go through the diary entries. Charlie is experiencing everyday life like everyone else. He as to put himself out there and make new friends and go to new places, just like most people have to do when starting high school. “You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.” I like this quote a lot because it is true, you want to take care of everyone in your life and be there for everyone, but the truth is you have to go and do what you love the most with your life. This next quote I like because some kids in high school stay with one guy or girl for a long time and that is fine, but some of the situations aren’t always that good. When most of the time we do deserve to be treated better.  “We all deserve the love we think we deserve.”  But, by the end of high school, I have learned that you can do whatever you want to do if you really try because anything is possible. There are a lot of ups and downs in high school and in life, but you have to stay strong like every character in this book. “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”  I really enjoyed this story and I think that every high school student should take the time to read this book.

I would give this book an overall rating of 4 out of 5 because I like the way the book is written. It really makes you feel a part of the story.  It takes you on a journey through high school like no other. Everyone has their own story just like Charlie, Sam, and Patrick did. This book will make you think differently because you don’t always know the story behind someone. I have not seen the movie yet, but everyone I have talked to said the movie is just as good as the book. I think people should read the book first, because as with any book, it adds more to the movie.