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This has been on my TBR for ages. I am so happy I finally read it. And I kind of wish, I‘d read it 20 years ago. It resonated even now and I think it‘s a brilliant description of the headspace you can be in when you‘re a teenager. But I think it would‘ve hit me even more, have I read it while actually being a teenager. Also the fact that this is on lists of banned books makes me unbelieveably angry.

Re-read this for #WithTheBanned and remembered why I loved it so much. Honest, hopeful, and yes it deals with serious stuff in a sincere, thoughtful way. Now I think I need to go re-watch the movie 💗

5 ⭐. I had no idea this book was so good.

Great pick for #WithTheBanned @Jadams89

This was my first time reading Perks. I watched the movie many years ago and pretty much just remembered the scene pictured above.

Difficult topics dealt with respectively and with hope.

I hopped on the BannedWagon this month with @Jadams89 and crew to revisit one of the most important books in my own personal journey. If I read it for the first time now, I'm sure I'd think it's a perfectly fine coming-of age-story. But I read it as a teenager and so have no objectivity whatsoever; I still find it close to perfect. I'd never read anything at that age which captured in words the feelings I always thought were inexpressible. ⬇️⬇️

I‘m so happy I reread this one. It is just so good. I‘ve never watched the movie. My daughter told me she hasn‘t read the book or seen the movie. We plan on reading it together this summer & watching the movie afterwards. #raisingreaders #readbannedbooks

#readyourTBR #readyourebooks #WithTheBanned #WTB25

For a while I was reading it and was not really into it, Charlie being more of an observer than participant in his own life resonated with how I‘d felt in my life at times but I didn‘t really see where it was going & the ending came & blew me away completely not what I expected. The 20th anniversary afterword was cute.
Excited for the discussion #withthebanned
@Jadams89

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Definitely 💙📚💙

2. Tagged. I just finished rereading this for #WithTheBanned #WTB25 💚💚💚

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs 🤓

Next up for my movie/bookclub. I was surprised there was a 6-week hold for the ebook across my 3 library cards.

Anyone else listening to songs mentioned?

#WithTheBanned @Jadams89

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#WithTheBanned #WTB25 @Jadams89

#52BookClub2025 celebrity on the cover

Sharing for @jadams89 #withthebanned
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#LibraryHaul

Starting the tagged for #WithTheBanned April #buddyread

Happy April, #WithTheBanned readers! Our book this month will hopefully be a change of pace. I‘ll post some discussion questions the last week of the month

I was told by my coworker today that I had to watch this movie. My other coworker then got involved and said I had to read the book! I know this story is loved for many reasons, but I know next to nothing about it. I'm gonna watch the movie tonight.... sorry! I promise I'll read the book soon. 😄

Anyone else watch/read this story? Thoughts?

I related to this one so much. I‘ve felt the same way Charle‘s. Lost in your own head and trying to understand the world The book shows the importance of having people around to help ground us to this world. Also the importance of reaching out when we do need help

Absolutely loves this book and can‘t recommend it enough!

Hello old friend! This book was and still is infinite!

Dear friend,

As I start a new school year, this book reminds me of the infinite scenarios and situations students have experienced, both celebratory and devastating. And I think how many of them are going to make it regardless, just like Charlie. And that‘s inspiring.

“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I‘m still trying to figure out how that could be.”

I bought this back when the movie was about to come out (I have a compulsion to 'read the book' before seeing the movie), but I never watched the movie or read the novel until now. I don't know what made me finally pick it up and read it, but I'm glad I finally did. I don't feel I can say much without giving spoilers, so instead, I'll just say that Perks was really well written, thought-provoking, and insightful.

I know this is a beloved book and, frankly, I‘m perplexed. I found the depiction of the main character to be wildly inconsistent and far younger than his stated age. Also, everything a teen might struggle with was depicted, but not in any detail, almost like a checklist. I do think the afterword/thinly veiled author‘s note is really worthwhile, which saves this from being a pan. #unpopularopinion

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 5

Just couldn‘t get in to this one

I stopped reviewing books bc during thanksgiving break I read 6 books in 3 days to catch up to my goodreads goal and I wasn‘t sure if I wanted to review those books. I do. This book is basically a classic. A realistic and honest look into mental health struggles and the overall introspection of being an adolescent. Love this book, would use it as a future English teacher too

My most favourite part of the book was when Charlie called the exercise machine hotline just to tell the lady on the phone to have a good night.

My least favourite part of the book was when Charlie was seeing Mary Elizabeth. She was too much for him, there was no balance at all in the courtship.

What I will remember most about this book was whenever Charlie resorted to his books when he felt like not doing anything else. I would do the same too.

#two4tuesday

1. My oldest, who attends community college, started classes yesterday. My 9th grader starts school on the 28th. 📓✏️
2. Loved the tagged book! 📚

If you want to play, consider yourself tagged! 😊

~23 July 2023~

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

#2023reads #currentread

IMAGE: A hand holding the book showing the cover page

Oh, man, I love this book. I think this is my 3rd or 4th reading…. But it had been 6 years? So it took a bit for some me parts to come back to me. But I will always love Charlie, this year in his life, and his friendship with Sam and Patrick.

A coming of age story. Charlie has been discharged from a mental healthcare hospital. He has suffered from depression since childhood. As he begins high school, he is uneasy. Two seniors, Sam and her stepbrother,Patrick, like Charlie and bring him into their group. Charlie details his freshman year through letters to an unnamed friend. Realistic high school experiences. Touching and bittersweet. #bannedbook

Latest Banned Book Club choice. I never saw the movie. #bannedbook

It was such a lovely book and super relatable. Loved the writing style and that it seemed like you were his friend it made me feel really attached to it.

Es realmente uno de los mejores libros para adolescentes que leí.
Este libro trata del amor, de la amistad y las adicciones, la familia, la felicidad.
Stephen es capaz de hablar de drogas, adicciones y sexo con tanta naturalidad que te sorprende y después hablar de abusos, muerte, depresión y traumas tocándolo de maneras que te ponen genuinamente triste y te parten el alma.
Recomiendo mucho este libro para adolescentes de 15 años para arriba.

A solid February! My overall favorite was my #reread of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A recent book challenge in our county brought on the revisit.

#FebruaryReads #FebruaryWrapUp #RightToRead

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved this 10 years ago; still 5 stars now. Thank you, book challengers, for igniting this #reread. This epistolary representation of high school is undoubtedly one of the best YA stories I‘ve ever read. Charlie is coping with the tragic death of a friend, yet he finds beauty in new experiences and friendships. An important story that lets teens know they‘re not alone during these stressful, formative times.

#RightToRead

This lovely book is currently being challenged in our Tennessee county. It‘s been 10 years since I first read it, but gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ back then, so I‘m relishing this #reread. We‘re at indoor soccer training and I quite like being seen in public reading this right now. This book banning bullshit is relentless, but we‘ll keep fighting. #RightToRead

PS. Boo for movie tie-in covers. 🫣

This was a cute book. I was a bit confused at times, but the message of the story was great.

reading this in one setting is the way to go fr

2001 Me was unimpressed with this much-lauded YA novel. I found Charlie, with his naïveté and his stilted prose style, unconvincing as a supposedly gifted English student, and that coloured my whole take.

It was still an issue for 2022 Me, but this time I did get caught up in its portrait of intense teenage friendship and self-discovery. It‘s an often beautiful book, even if Charlie does read much younger than 15-16, and I‘m glad I revisited it.

#ManicMonday - The Tuesday edition 😉
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📕Tagged
✍🏻 Ann Patchett 💗
🍿 Princess Bride
🎤 Prince 💜
🎵 Pepas https://open.spotify.com/track/5fwSHlTEWpluwOM0Sxnh5k?si=

#LittensWantToKnow

Yes!
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - close to 10x
The Count of Monte Cristo - 2x
Pride and Prejudice - 2 or 3x

Missed this #littenswanttoknow question yesterday, so I‘m catching up. There are many quotes from books that I love so it‘s hard to pick a fave, but this book and this quote are at the top of the list!