Charlie's not the biggest geek in high school. But he's by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent, yet socially awkward, Charlie is a wallflower, standing on the threshold of his life whilst watching everyone else live theirs. As Charlie tries to navigate his way through uncharted territory - the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends - he realises that he can't stay on the sidelines forever. There comes a time when you have to see what life looks like from the dance floor.
First impressions after reading the book:
This book is like nothing I've ever read. There is no particular plot in this book, it's just the character living their lives and their character development. When some people might find this extremely boring, I did not. I thought it was really interesting, and I had never read a book written entirely in letters. The characters were all really sweet, it was just a great great read. And it was funny to compare how teens were in the 90s and now.
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The Characters:
Charlie's innocence was so cute. That is one thing you can say about kids in the 90s. I really did feel sorry for him and his Aunt Helen dying and him feeling it was his fault, one thing we can nearly all relate too at some point or another in our lives, not necceraly death but just some family problems. Anyway, I was a bit annoyed at times when he wouldn't tell the truth to Mary Elizabeth, but I also thought it was very brave of him to defend Patrick.
Speaking of Patrick, I wish we got to know him just a little bit better. It was only really when him and Brad split up that we started really knowing about him. But I thought it was a bit unfair on Charlie when Patrick kissed him on the way back from the park, using him as a kind of replacement to Patrick.
Sam was so sweet, and I loved her character. It was disgusting at the end scene when we learn that Craig had been cheating on her, and I just wished she could have had a better guy. My favorite scene though in all the book is probably when Sam kisses Charlie to make sure that the first person that kisses him loves him. I thought that was just so cute!
I just wanted to talk about Charlie's sister quickly. It was interesting seeing Charlie and his sister bond throughout the book. I would have liked to see what happened to her baby though.
Rating:
5/5 stars.
A very good book for people who love seeing characters grow and evolve in a book.
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