When I took my son to see The Beasts of the Southern Wild, we saw a preview for The Perks of Being a Wallfower. The preview said it was based on a book. It seemed geared towards a teen audience, so I told him we should read the book together and then go see the movie. He rolled his eyes. (After reading the book, not sure I'm quite ready to discuss some of the themes with my 12-year-old son anyways.)
The book is an interesting read. If J.D. Salinger and Nick Hornby had a love child, this book would be it. Music is almost a third character throughout the book. Music and books. (To Kill a Mockingbird, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, A Separate Peace, The Catcher in the Rye, On the Road, Naked Lunch, Walden, The Fountainhead, The Stranger, Peter Pan, Hamlet.)
And for those days when you need to remember how you felt in that moment, when you were infinite, here is a The Perks of Being a Wallflower playlist - a combo of all of the songs mentioned in the book and songs from the movie's soundtrack too. (I hope I get a gold star!)
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