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Charlie is a watchful, tender narrator, but his letters slowly reveal the grief and trauma he carries — the recent suicide of a friend and buried memories that surface as the year goes on.\n\nFrank about depression, abuse, sexuality, and the strange exhilaration of belonging, The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been both widely beloved and frequently challenged. 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