This is a book I’ve been hearing about left and right, especially with the movie coming out and everything. From what I see, this is a book about a fifteen year old boy named Charlie. While he comes off as a complete ‘nerd’ through his commentary through the novel, though he doesn’t seem to be exaggeratedly freaky, as many characters are. He isn’t teased, he isn’t beat up or anything, and he’s just a regular kid. A regular kid with extra little ticks and a tendency to think too much about things. Earlier in the story, we’re told that his friend died, which is why he seems to be all alone, and a bit more separate from the world. He meets Charlie and Sam, who open him up to this world of misfits and weed-smokers. Though their antics may be socially unaccepted, they seem to be great people, and are extremely accepting of Charlie, despite his struggles and traumas. He’s seen abuse on many levels, from rape of a stranger to his older sister being beaten by her boyfriend, but seems to be holding it all in. It’s hard to kind of determine what’s going to happen in the future of this book. It seems like an almost day-by-day analysis of a normal life that happens to include quotes and events to make you reconsider things. Perhaps the plot will become more apparent later in the story.
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