(Kudos to my cat Trunchica for volunteering to be my model. She did her job like a pro!)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is my all time favorite movie (in case you didn’t know).
The one and only reason I bought myself an overpriced copy (It was overpriced in my case, because few weeks later I realized that I could have ordered the same edition online for 10 $ cheaper) of this novel as soon as I saw it is because I was so in love with the movie.
My biggest fault is that I waited for years until I finally read it.
Why?
Because I heard that the movie is so much better.
And I agree.
This is one of rare cases when most people would agree, I think.
Don’t get me wrong, this is an amazing book, full of beautiful quotes and, in my humble opinion, everyone should read it at least once.
I am truly sorry that this book wasn’t translated into Croatian when I was 15 years old shoolgirl.
I know this book would be my saving grace, I would get so many life lessons from it, and, maybe, it would help me in a way.
Help me understand someone else’s decisions, as well as it would guide me when making my own.
And that is another reason why I just love this movie.
It showed the world the story that needed to be told.. Even in countries where this modern classic was unfamiliar, people now have a chance to observe it.
As for my country, because of the movie’s success, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is now translated.
I am in love with this story and characters, and I couldn’t help but imagine Logan, Emma and Ezra (and everyone else) the whole time I was reading.
The book is very short, but still some parts of the book weren’t in the movie (from what I understand, they decided to cut some parts so the movie would be appropriate for every age rang), like teenage pregnancy and abortion, as well as scenes with Charlie’s hallucinations.
One of my favorite (and saddest) parts was the poem Charlie was reading (too bad that scene got deleted from the movie).
I don’t know if Chbosky wrote it or is it by someone else, but it’s incredibly beautiful and heartbreaking.
If you want, you can listen to the poem here , read by Logan Lerman (it’s a deleted scene from the movie).
Book Dust Magic 
I’ve never watched the movie, even though I’ve wanted to. I planned to read the book first, but I never get around to the book. It’s like this endless loop.
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Great job! And Trunchica must be a great reading buddy!
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This is my favourite movie too and I was slightly disappointed when I read the book. I think that was because I was already too invested in the film though so I wasn’t happy with the changes in the book
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I never knew there was a movie (I swear I’m not a hermit!!) Now I feel a comparison post coming! I’ll start with the book though, to see if it changes the experience!
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I wrote a similar post on my blog the other day! I personally am a massive fan of both the book and the movie. If I had to choose between the two I’d choose the book, but the film is absolutely great and the acting/music and everything really bring the story to life. Nice comparison 🙂
https://tenmoreminutesblog.wordpress.com/
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