I got The Perks of Being a Wallflower in the mail today. I read The Perks of being a Wallflower today.
It has been a long time since I have cried that many times over one book.
It just hit me so god damn hard.
I have read books that used the language in more creative ways. I have read books that painted more vivid pictures. I have read books that have touched me deeply. This was different. This was strangely beautiful in its simplicity. It was almost frightening how much of myself I saw in Charlie. I'm well aware that my reaction to this has much more to do with how I am feeling and thinking these days than some other factor. This was one of those rare books where I can no longer understand what it was like to have not read it.
It has made me think; maybe it is time to participate. Time to live. It just seems that after almost 22 years of avoiding such things, I'm not quite sure how to begin.
It has been a long time since I have cried that many times over one book.
It just hit me so god damn hard.
I have read books that used the language in more creative ways. I have read books that painted more vivid pictures. I have read books that have touched me deeply. This was different. This was strangely beautiful in its simplicity. It was almost frightening how much of myself I saw in Charlie. I'm well aware that my reaction to this has much more to do with how I am feeling and thinking these days than some other factor. This was one of those rare books where I can no longer understand what it was like to have not read it.
It has made me think; maybe it is time to participate. Time to live. It just seems that after almost 22 years of avoiding such things, I'm not quite sure how to begin.
i really must read this book. everyone says it's amazing, but i just haven't gotten around to it yet.
i'm really sorry, hope everything's ok.