Story

My favorite novel is The Perks of Being a Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky. It’s a coming of age story, a teenage romantic drama and it’s written in a epistolary way. The story takes place in the United States and settled in the eighties.

The book is about Charlie, a fifteen year old boy; he is introverted, shy and intelligent. He also suffers from depression and anxiety. His best friend recently killed himself and he feels alone. Charlie is starting his freshman year in high school with fear because he has no friends but, then he meets Patrick and his step sister Sam, who are seniors. He enters their group of friends and they show him a new way of living which helps Charlie understand what growing up and being an adult means. Since this moment, Charlie enters the teenage world of love, drugs, sex, family dramas, new friends and more everyday problems that he has to deal with. During the entire story, Charlie writes letters to an unknown friend about how he feels and what’s going on with his life.

I find this novel very interesting because you read the story from Charlie’s letters point of view and get to know how he feels about. It’s a dramatic story but it also has beautiful moments about adolescence and you empathize with Charlie’s situation.

Marina Miguel

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