Title: Soap Opera Life!
Product review: After reading Chbosky's Perks of Being A Wallflower, I wondered if the author had watched any soap operas. The story of Charlie, a fifteen year old freshman from Pittsburgh, offers insight on the events of his life thusfar. However, it seems as if EVERYTHING that can go wrong in someone's life does in Charlie's... molestation, suicide, date rape, physical abuse, drugs, and homosexual sex are all part of Charlie's existence. Perhaps I'm naive, but I can't imagine that anyone's life can be filled with that many obstacles (except of course your average soap opera character). Is it any wonder that Charlie ends up in a mental institution? While it's obvious that he was imitating Catcher in the Rye, Charlie's life seems almost unfathomable!
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