He also said that I should use the vocabulary words that I learn in class like “corpulent” and “jaundice.” I would use them here, but I really don’t think they are appropriate in this format. I am trying now to practice not to do that. Chbosky is trying to sound like a 15 year-old boy - and a gifted one at that - but he does it by being wordy and stilted. This is basically a first narrative with a slightly confused back and forth between past and present tense. It’s a gimmick that neither adds or subtracts. The protagonist, Charlie, writes letters to some imaginary friend. So while I’m going harass Chbosky on a few fronts, any criticism should be framed in context: This is a novel that really sucks you in and holds you.Īs to voice. Every time I run across something this engaging, I feel an intense relief - pleasure really - because so much of what I read is a bit of a chore. This is a compulsively readable book. Casually, before picking at the flaws, this is the kind of book you read in one sitting. Perks is a teen coming of age novel set in 1991. To be clear, I actually saw the film before I read the book, but I’ll discuss the novel first as its the original.
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