There is no denying the fact that I read a lot. And, I do so proudly. I am also very glad that I started this blog. It has kept me reading even when I have been so busy trying to create a professional threshold for myself. I vehemently believe that reading is an art and I read it somewhere that if you don’t like reading, you’re not doing it right. I can easily connect to statements like these.
I am blabbing so much about this because I never wanted to read ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’. Frankly, I never knew anyone who read it and whoever watched the movie didn’t have much to say about it. I guessed the storyline was not that strong so I never came to that book. In fact, my younger sister (who is still on her way to becoming an avid reader), asked me if she should get a copy and I told her not to.
Anyway, last month, I ordered the book from Flipkart. I came back home for two months and didn’t want to read anything that was in my shelf (mostly because I had read everything that I wanted to and didn’t want to attempt reading the others). I went online and called for ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and ‘The Assassin’s Apprentice’. I had never heard about the books by Robin Hobb so I was not that keen on starting that one first. Plus, ‘The Assassin’s Apprentice’ was supposed to be the first book in the Farseer Trilogy, so I opted for ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’.
The book is written very differently. It’s not the usual novel that you come across. I had good fun while reading it but then again, I was not a complete fan. I don’t know why but this kind of reading is not meant for people like me. I like it when the protagonist is more driven in life and likes to take his chances even when no one else supports him. And Charlie did that, I’m not saying he didn’t but the book is too sad for me. I was impatiently waiting to get done with it so I could move ahead to my next book.
A lot of people love ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and I totally respect that. I would love to hear from you guys how you felt about it.
A Reader's Paradise 
I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I think it was because I could pick it up, flip to any page and be reassured about teenage adolescence, and how you’re not alone. I’m planning on writing a blog post about it, it would be cool if you could check it out 🙂 it was interesting hearing your opinion about it as you’re the first person I’ve come across who didn’t enjoy this book.
Not that I really didn’t enjoy it but I just couldn’t connect to it. Anyway, let me know about your post, I would love to look at it.
Its up now on my blog, http://bloggersbooks.wordpress.com/
please let me know what you think.
I did take a look. Left a comment for you 🙂