I am glad I read the book before watching it because I get to compare my own expectation based on my own imagination to the film and I am so happy I was not disappointed at all. In fact, it exceeded my expectation. The main characters (Miller, Watson and Lerman along with Chbosky's directing the movie) was awesome and have done an amazing job! This review will be a combination of the book and the movie. PLOTThis is a day to day diary of a high school student named Charlie. It is a story of how he spend his day observing all the people around him including falling in love and meeting new friends. Depending on whom your going to ask,I think Charlie is indeed special.As for his teacher Bill,he is special academically speaking.As for his deceased Aunt Helen,he is special in a way that other people will never understand him the way she does.As for his sister,he is sometimes irritating and tiring but mostly sweet and knows how to keep his promise by keeping her secret every time she confides in him.As for her parents,he will always be their Charlie that they should always look after and make sure he feels being love as long as they live. As for his only close friends Sam & Patrick,he is the unique,cool,sensitive,sweetest and intelligent understanding yet messed up friend they have.As for Mary Elizabeth,I guess he is an ex. Charlie talks about his life around his family,school and few friends and appointment to is psychiatrist from time to time. His brother is a college football scholar.He is the popular guy who dates super model type of women.Not the conventional type.His sister also does the same thing,the only difference is her boyfriend hits her.and every time she's messed up,she confides with him. Charlies parents are loving,protective and just the ideal parents.His mom shops for his stuff.She has the coolest Aunt Helen who died at an early age single.He has cousins but he's not close to them.His grandfather also is weird and cruel at times and he makes fun of black people.The only thing that bonds the entire family together is when they watch his brothers football game.He use to have a best friend named Michael. He is a bright student who always gets straight A's that's why his teacher Bill kept giving him books to read.He read lots of them and so far,one of his favorite is the book "To Kill A Mocking Bird".His favorite song is "Asleep" by The Smiths. He went one day on the stadium to watch their school football game when he spotted the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on.She's got the best eye color and she's amazingly beautiful.She was with a handsome guy. Luckily,she's not the typical beautiful women snub.She asked him to sit beside them and they got to know each other,hence became his friends.But it was Patrick that he was closest with.At first,he mistakenly took them as couple but he was surprised to know that Patrick was Sam's brother.Their closeness is unusual perhaps.Starting that day,his world was open.He met friends who doesn't think of him as different and weird.He met friends who introduced him to smoke and attend parties and stand at the back of the truck while going inside the tunnel.It was also the time he feel in love with Sam but since Sam want him not to think of her as that but as a friend,he has to do that.Sam Introduced him to Mary Elizabeth but it simply didn't work because she's not Sam. He also was the bearer of their secrets.Patrick was secretly seeing the popular quarterback guy and he is the only one who knew it.When Patrick was having challenges,Charlie came to his rescue. He also knew Sam was dating Craig and it kills him to death but he has to deal with it.Their friendship was in rocks when during their "Truth or Dare" game,he kissed Sam when asked who is the prettiest in the room.He as dating Mary Elizabeth that time but it was Sam he likes all the time.But after sometime,they were in good terms. Sam: Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing? And everyone was leaving for college.Her sister,Sam and Patrick even Mary Elizabeth.And for the first time,he felt alone and empty.But Before Sam left,they almost made out but Charlie told her she's not ready.Sam also promised him that she'll call and visit from time to time.
I'm so impressed with how the book as written more importantly the content.It was sort of like a diary but everything was well expressed.It was a combination of lots of things.It has a touch of childishness but was funny at the same time.I also admire how each word seemed to mean so much.In fact,It has lots of quotable lines which I did copied few of them. It was full of words of wisdom.I love every single entry because it's not the usual "Dear Diary" type but it also contains lessons for each day be good or bad.Though it was all about Charlie's daily life,it was never too personal.I mean it was about his life obviously but it was not limited to what he feels and wants.It was more of what he learns from other people seeing it in a more positive perspective. Sometimes when you're reading a book, feels like it was your story.There were moments in this book that I can totally relate.I actually sort of laugh and cry at the same time and that's what I'm really trying to figure out why it makes me so much happily sad. Maybe,it is with the fact that when we became used to what was newly introduced and then when it's gone,it's kinda hard to go back to how we used to be.Like friends,sometimes we are not that clingy or demanding.Then we met people who somehow made us clingy.Then all of a sudden,they left.And the feeling sucks. I love love love this book!
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