tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post5012590778351503222..comments2023-07-01T02:36:36.421-07:00Comments on Book World In My Head: The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen ChboskyKarenSihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-55630826045268746072013-04-11T02:22:45.211-07:002013-04-11T02:22:45.211-07:00I would be the same. I am sure my ex has some of m...I would be the same. I am sure my ex has some of my books but for the life of me I can't think what they are. Which just irritates me even more. I did get some of his but they weren't that great. I have a feeling I got the short straw.<br /><br />Good luck in trying to get her to read it. When I tutored I had experience of encouraging stubborn kids to read. One boy it had to be gruesome before he would even consider a book.<br /><br />I'm lucky that my nieces are all readers. They are at that in between stage though where their reading is advanced enough but they are still quite young and not street wise enough to read some of my favourites. In a few years though they will be inundated with book gifts.<br /><br />Oh, the book you are thinkin of is Cather In The Rye. I hated that book. I read it maybe 10 years ago and have managed to erase most of the story from my memory other than the fact that Holden needs a time out (tame way of saying he needs a skelping). Plus wanting to toss the book across the room.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-25027237396366477602013-04-09T13:12:04.983-07:002013-04-09T13:12:04.983-07:00I know, I keep telling myself to get over the loss...I know, I keep telling myself to get over the loss of books, but every time I come across one I used to own I go back to that "dark place!" <br /><br />*thunder and lightning*<br /><br />And I agree to wishing I had read this as a teen - it would have meant so much more. I'm desperately trying to get my 16-yo niece to read all the books I wish I had read at that age, but she's not a reader. She's dyslexic, but I keep trying to push her. I did get her to read The Hunger Games trilogy - and now if she'd only trust that I'm not going to push any Russians on her, she'd gain so much from books like Perks... It's a lot better than that Holden Caulfield book - gah the title escapes me right now (and then I'll wake up in the middle of the night yelling it!)FBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655437171734022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-40718359711126330182013-04-09T03:27:55.562-07:002013-04-09T03:27:55.562-07:00I wish I had read it as a teen. I think I would ha...I wish I had read it as a teen. I think I would have loved it all the more then. Pfft, the ultimate crime, stealing a book from a bibliophile! There is a special place for people like them.<br /><br />I was surprised by liking the film. I don't usually after reading the book.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-69321480178603184022013-04-09T03:24:28.570-07:002013-04-09T03:24:28.570-07:00He did cry quite a lot but he had a lot to deal wi...He did cry quite a lot but he had a lot to deal with in his young life. Things that he had surpressed so is it any wonder that he needed an emotional outlet. As to saying boys don't cry at 15 I have my doubts as to whether that's true. It's not seen as acceptable by their peers but that doesn't mean that they don't do it. Can understand why that comment astounded you. <br /><br />The film is good. I highly recommend it. The boy who plays Charlie got him down right. Of course there were small bits that were missed out but you can't have everything and it got all the important bits. It also managed to steer clear of a date and it could have been set in the 90's same as the book.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-83891987267765511012013-04-09T03:21:37.177-07:002013-04-09T03:21:37.177-07:00Yeah, he did seem younger at times. I think that h...Yeah, he did seem younger at times. I think that had something to do with his writing though. It came from his letters and there is a tendency for teens and children to sound younger than they are in their writing. That changes as they develop and I think his teacher mentioned this to him in he essay writing. Of course what happened to him early in life might have had a part to play in it too.<br /><br />Thank you.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-46552706413962630592013-04-05T14:31:38.090-07:002013-04-05T14:31:38.090-07:00Oh, I loved this when I first read it yonks ago (a...Oh, I loved this when I first read it yonks ago (another one of the books the b-tch stole frome me) and I've been meaning to re-read it before I see the movie. And I may actually see the movie eventually (even though I usually don't like them).FBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655437171734022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-64713835605534749212013-04-04T05:08:40.128-07:002013-04-04T05:08:40.128-07:00Loved this book. It was recommended to me and I d...Loved this book. It was recommended to me and I devoured it. I read a review from someone who hated it because she felt that Charlie cried too much. In her review she actually said that no real 15 year old boy would ever cry let alone that often. I couldn't even respond to it because I was so stunned by her reasoning. <br /><br />I have not seen the movie because I was waiting to read a review from someone who had both read the book and seen the movie. So thank you! Now I will have to request a copy from my library. Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-72966140922829669042013-04-04T01:07:52.283-07:002013-04-04T01:07:52.283-07:00I enjoyed the film a lot more than the book, and I...I enjoyed the film a lot more than the book, and I think it was mostly because it streamlined the story a little and I found book Charlie to actually seem younger than 15, more 12 or 13. But I guess when you get to the end you realise there's a reason he's stuck in early adolescence. <br /><br />Great review though, glad you liked it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.com