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Feb 08, 2020 the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky. Also a major motion picture starring logan lerman and emma watson, the perks of being a wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic. I heeaavviillyy skated over the actual plot of this book because i was so whisked up in my memories of it. He is quiet and also withdrawn, yet he is likewise incredibly watchful as well as thoughtful, always paying attention to everything going on.
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The perks of being a wallflower this is the story of what its like to grow up in high school. Aspiring filmmakerfirstnovelist chbosky adds an upbeat ending to a tale of teenaged angstthe right combination of realism and uplift to allow it on high school reading lists, though some might object to the sexuality, drinking, and dopesmoking. He finds a group of friends that is something like the 90s equivalent of the modern hipster crowd, who likes to listen to music, read books. He gets bullied at school and prefers taking the forty minute walk home instead of the school bus.
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