This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
This is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why.With the help of a teacher who recognizes his wisdom and intuition, and his two friends, seniors Samantha and Patrick, Charlie mostly manages to avoid the depression he feels creeping up like kudzu. When it all becomes too much, after a shocking realization about his beloved late Aunt Helen, Charlie retreats from reality for awhile. But he makes it back in due time, ready to face his sophomore year and all that it may bring. Charlie, sincerely searching for that feeling of "being infinite," is a kindred spirit to the generation that's been slapped with the label X. --Brangien Davis
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自分が高校生のときって何考えてましたか?
あの時代特有の悩みの深さ、真剣さ。
誰もが孤独を始めて自分のものとして引き受け、
もがき苦しみながら「自分」を探しつづける毎日。
この小説は、そんな時代の多感な少年Charlieが
見知らぬ人に当てた手紙という形式で、その苦悩と喜びの日々を綴っている
友人の死、学校、家族の愛、友人を持つ喜び、始めての恋・・・。
そんな日常を何度もつまずきながら駆け抜けることで、
Charlieは次第に世界にparticipateしていく。
手紙という形式は、もはや使い古されたように感じるかもしれないが、
知らず知らずその手紙の宛先が自分であるかのような気がしていく。
ペーパーバックの解説によると、「ライ麦畑でつかまえて」の系譜に
連なるような、”Growing Up”小説だということです。
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