The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

This book is really different because it is a view of teenage life through the eyes of a teenage boy. This was very different because usually, the books I read are from a girl's perspective, so it was interesting to see the differences. This book is about a boy, Charlie, and him going through the ninth grade. He has two best friends, Patrick and Sam. the entire book is also written through Charlie's letters to an anonymous person, so that made it even more interesting to read. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the fact that Charlie was writing to an anonymous person, and they weren't writing back. I the book would have been better if the person responded to Charlie's letters. I really like books that are written entirely out of letters and diary entries, like the other books I read by Jacelyn Moriarty. The end of this book was somewhat surprising, but also, it confused me a little bit. Charlie ends up in a hospital, and his judgement is impaired, so he becomes a little unreliable as a narrator. Overall, I really liked this book, and I would recommend it to people who like realistic fiction books. Also, because the narrator is a boy, I would recommend this for both guys and girls to read.