I've now read this book three times through fully, and this time I feel like I related with Charlie the most. Not because I feel very depressed, but because of the way he relates to other people. How he felt during his relationship with Mary Elizabeth is sort of how I feel in relationships/friendships with everyone. And Charlie loves to have meaningful conversations, even if they are about things that aren't very important. That's exactly how I am too. Every time I read it, I get a slightly different message out of it, and it leaves me feeling a different emotion every time. I love it.

Its a very different type of context and has a lot of parts i re-read just because it makes you think about many subjects

This book was really good. It has a lot of interesting parts to it. However, I would recommend it for an older age range since some parts may be inappropriate. Overall awesome book!!!

we may never know who charlie is or was be we shall always have the letters he leaves behind for us

A very interesting and touching epistolary novel, written in letters from a freshman boy with some emotional problemos. I saw the movie (and loved it) before I read the book, and my good memories of the movie probably colored my reading of the book, so it's hard to say exactly how much I would have loved the book on its own, but I definitely recommend it. I really wish I'd had this book to read when I was Charlie's age. Sam's speech at the end is especially powerful.

OH MA GOSH THE MOVIE TO THIS BOOK IS GREAT SO IM GONNA READ THE BOOK YEA :):):):):):):)

A very interesting type of story. It's a little hard to read since it's written in letter form. Charlie is an outsider who finds a friendship with an older group of students. This is about his trials and tribulations as a high schooler and has an interesting twist at the end.

The themes in this book are for adults (who are fully mature!), not for children. Some might think librarians and teachers should be the ones to decide what children read, but I firmly believe—and since I am the one responsible to raise MY child—that this book should never be available for children, unless parents allow them to read it. When it comes to controversial literature, the choice should be solely the parents'. (PS: This is a book, not a movie!)

not really into high school stories, but it surprised me. good acting and a really good film - i recommend it.

I've never felt so strongly for a book. It's a must-have book for teenagers, as it's a coming-of-age book. I recommended for tweens, teens, young adults, and adults