The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Just finished this book. I highly recommend it. You won’t find it on my Librarything because John let me borrow his old beat up copy that got rained on in New York City. It feels very authentic, which I think added to the experience.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower. By Stephen Chbosky.
“Personally, I like to think that my brother is having a college experience like they do in the movies. I don’t mean the big fraternity party kind of movie. More like the movie where the guy meets a smart girl who wears a lot of sweaters and drinks cocoa. They talk about books and issues and kiss in the rain. I think something like that would be very good for him, especially if the girl were unconventionally beautiful. They are the best kind of girls, I think.”
page 51
“I think it was the first time in my life I ever felt like I looked ‘good.’ Do you know what I mean? That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair’s right for the first time in your life?”
page 67
“‘I’ll tell you something, Charlie. I feel good. You know what I mean? Really good. Like I’m free or something. Like I don’t have to pretend anyore. I’m going away to college, right? It’ll be dfferent there. You know what I mean? …I’ve been thinking about what kind of posters I want to put up in my dorm room. And if I’ll have an exposed brick wall. I’ve always wanted an exposed brick wall…’”
page 156-157
“There’s nothing like the deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons. It was that great.”
page 159
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After the song finished, I said something. ‘I feel infinite.’ And Sam and Patrick looked at me like I said the greatest thing they ever heard. Because the song was that great and because we all really paid attention to it. Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent and we felt young in a good way.
That one has been in my AIM profile for a long time. Good read, indeed. I rhymed.
I like this book. I recommend it to teenagers in high school having trouble where they stand in life.
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