March: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Since we're observing Earth Hour right now and I can't find anything to do... I just thought of blogging about my 'A Book A Month Challenge' for the month of March. (I'm writing this post through my phone so I'm still observing Earth Hour :p)


Going back to the topic, so I've read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky early March and since then I've been reading it over and over again. Yes, it's that good! :)


Basically, the book follows the life of Charlie---a wallflower, as the title suggests---over his first year in High School through a series of letters to a recipient whose name is never mentioned but is described to be older and wiser than Charlie.


As the story unfolds, the connection between Charlie and the reader---or in this case, me----becomes so intimate that I almost felt like Charlie was writing to me. (Sabeh?! :D)


Charlie was easy to relate to for most youth for several reasons; (1) he was experiencing grief from severe loss, (2) was starting his first year in high school struggling to find his place in the world, and (3) he was very open about what he was dealing with his feelings. I felt an honest connection with his life's highs and lows and how he's sort of distant from the world around him but so involved in everything he does. He's probably the most real and most unique character I've ever encountered reading that I wanted to hug him so much and try to make him smile just to cheer him up on certain days.


This is a book that'll always be close to my heart because it captures that bemused and confused bit of teenage life we all experienced; that part of growing up when we felt lost in a sea of faces trying to find ourselves.


So if your looking for a book that is worth the time and the money reading, I suggest this book. Simply because it's worth it. And with that, lemme end this post with a quote from the book:


"So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them." -- Charlie


Self-confessed Wallflower,
Joey


PS. Btw, who's mighty excited for the movie adaptation of Perks? I know I am! I hope it will be as good and brilliant as the book! :)