The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[ComicChick]

I read this book years ago and reread it today in under 12 hours. I had heard recently that it was on a list of banned books and while cleaning up I stumbled across it and picked it up again.
Needless to say I researched it online casually and saw that a movie is in the works

wiki page for the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower

synopsis:
Told through a series of letters to an anonymous person, Wallflower digs into the life a high school teen named Charlie. Smart and shy, he writes about family issues, the loss of his aunt, high school woes, and crushing on a senior girl, and friend, named Sam

 

[ComicChick]

'Emma Watson Might Discover 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'

Our Hermione Granger, Emma Watson, may have found her first leading feature role outside of the wizardly series, and it's a pretty good gig to boot. Variety reports that Watson and Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson) are in talks to star in an indie adaptation of Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Chbosky is not only set to adapt his novel -- he'll also direct while John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, and Russell Smith produce.

http://www.cinematical.com/2010/05/20/emma-watson-might-discover-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/

 

[MadVillainy]

I just read this book and I really enjoyed it. I'm surprised that it's banned.
The movie has a good cast and I really hope they can pull this off

Full cast so far:

Logan Lerman as Charlie.
Emma Watson as Sam, Charlie's love interest, Patrick's step-sister.
Ezra Miller as Patrick, Charlie's best friend, Sam's step-brother.
Paul Rudd as Bill, Charlie's English teacher.
Mae Whitman as Mary-Elizabeth, Sam's best friend and Charlie's first girlfriend.
Nina Dobrev as Candace, Charlie's sister.
Nicholas Braun as Pony-Tail Derek, Candace's boyfriend.
Johnny Simmons
Kate Walsh as Charlie's mother.
Dylan McDermott as Charlie's father

 

[Figs]

What exactly is in the book that would warrant being banned?

 

[MadVillainy]

Well according to wikipedia it says because of the book's treatment of "drugs, homosexuality, sex, and suicide"
But really nothing in the book is graphic or so in depth that I would say that it warrants it being banned

 

[A Necessary Evil]

I had honestly never even heard of this book until about a month ago. A good friend of mine wouldn't stop talking about how good it was, and so i picked it up to see how ''good" it really was. Hoooooooly crap did I like that book.


Needless to say, I'm very excited for this movie, and not just because of emma watson lol

 

[NHawk19]

They're filming the movie in Pittsburgh right now. The local news has shots of Emma Watson riding around in the back of a pickup truck last night as part of the shoot. Can't get the video to link but it's posted on the main page of their site here

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/

 

[Drizzle]

I read this book in high school. I liked it enough to see this, and the fact that Emma Watson is in it is a plus.

 

[redhawk23]

This is filming in Pittsburgh? Can Watson do an American accent?

 

[kickass]

Love this story and how it's told.

 

[ComicChick]

bumping this as the movie is slated for September and I will be soon reading it again for the third time

 

[MadVillainy]

im not ashamed to admit it. THis book was the first and only book to make me cry

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I am very much looking forward to the film. Love the book. It's reassuring that Chblosky is both writing and directing the movie. And the cast he managed to assemble is solid.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

It hasn't been posted in this thread. So here's 6 images from the movie:

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Sneak Peek Trailer

 

[MadVillainy]

lol it makes it look really corny

 

[MadVillainy]

Trailer up: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=90959

 

[DarkSovereignty]

wow, I really want to see this, never read the book, although I've heard about it. any interest I really had was because of Emma Watson, but after that trailer I really want to see this now.

 

[Sawyer]

Song?

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Now that's the Logan Lerman I remembering being impressed by in Jack and Bobby.

 

[kickass]

I can't wait for this. The book is really exceptional and I highly suggest if you haven't read it to do so. The trailer was good and I immediately recognized some of the great quotes and scenes from the book.

A fan of the book was able to see a test screening back in January. They spoil a few things about the movie, but say it's amazing.

http://perksofbeinganinfinitewallfl...846/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-screening

 

[Motown Marvel]

when i read this book as a teen i felt like my privacy was violated.

i hope the movie is as good as the book.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The shot of Emma Watson in the corset has me there. For the love of God.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I'm so glad to see her career continuing beyond the HP films, she's kinda my celebrity crush.

 

[A Necessary Evil]

The book was fantastic, I definitely recommend it.