author: stephen chbosky
personal star rating: 5/5 stars
from the back cover:
standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique persepctive. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
Since its publication, Stephen Chbosky's haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion has received critical aclaim, prokoked discussion and debate, and grown into a cult sensation with over one million copies in print.
It is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We many not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course throuugh uncharted territory. The world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Pucture Show, where all you need is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Chbosky has created a deeply affecting novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
first sentence:
August 25, 1991
Dear friend,
I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.
In this novel Charlie's letters are moving, and offer ideas and interpretations of numerous aspects of growing up. His emotional journey conveys the message of what growing up is really like. Charlie is always honest and heart-felt and believes in what he says. It expresses deep love and what it's like to be different. With family secrets and the discovery of learning to accept and remember the past Charlie leaves us with a beautiful message. I loved reading this book and am so glad I bought it. I can't believe it's taken me so long to pick it up because once i started i couldn't stop.
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