The Perks of Being a Wallflower could be summed up with the use of just one word: cute. Critically acclaimed and a clear favourite with teenage readers and young adults alike, the book is a very enjoyable and easy read. The epistolary novel (written in a series of letters) is quirky and satirical offering a naive and innocent narration of the events of college life and growing up in general. The intimacy of the novel is what really makes it for me. Everything seems so heartfelt and it is as though Charlie is in desperation for help, in any given situation, so the whole story is like an appeal.
The story is not a gory horror or a graphic crime thriller, it's just nice. A nice novel and a tale of personal experiences and fears that, at this period in time, are communal. As students head of or college or university and leave other people behind, The Perks of Being a Wallflower lets you know that you're not alone.
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