Format: my own paperback.
"Dear friend..."
Charlie is a high-school freshman after a very difficult summer. And it is going to be a difficult year. Unlike many other coming-of -age young adult novels I have read, Perks is one story which I can re-read and re-read. It is a book less reliant on its surprise ending than the writing. Sincere. Poignant. i have never read from a more pure perspective.
Much of Charlie's memory is marred by anxiety and his brain's attempt to block trauma. It comes to him in undecipherable pieces. When he sees his sister with an abusive boyfriend he remembers his Aunt Helen. When he sees his friend Patrick being bullied he remembers his brother's wrestling training. Chbosky impresses with his ability to gently introduce us to Charlie without scaring us off.
The characters are antique pieces not cardboard cut-outs. From Patrick's intensity, Sam's kindness and Mr Anderson's honesty.I highly recommend this book to any one wanting an introduction to YA fiction. It will transport you to a time when you felt weak and happy and infinite.
Favourite quote:
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
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