Book guide
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A dented high-school freshman navigates love, literature, and self-awareness in a coming-of-age story shaped by tragedy.
Genre and trope pairingsYoung AdultFound familyYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultSelf-discoveryYoung AdultMental health repYoung AdultHurt/comfortYoung AdultTrauma recoveryYoung AdultComing of ageYoung AdultFirst loveYoung AdultChosen familyContemporary FictionFound familyContemporary FictionLGBTQ+Contemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionMental health repContemporary FictionTrauma recoveryContemporary FictionComing of ageContemporary FictionFamily secretsContemporary FictionDysfunctional familyContemporary FictionChosen family
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About The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Charlie, an adolescent high-school freshman, who has been "dented" by tragedy, is introduced to love, literature, pot, and self-awareness.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- sexual abuse
- incest
- rape
- pedophilia
- abuse
- alcohol abuse
- drug use
- suicide
- suicidal ideation
- mental illness
- panic attacks
- homophobia
- bullying
- abortion
- car accident
- death
- racism
- ableism
- smoking
- intimate partner violence
