It is way past 3am and I am sniffing away. I've been crying through the last two chapters, my eyesight so blurry with tears, I kept having to blink just to get them to focus. My room is semi dark, because one of the lights in my bedroom died somewhere around the middle of the book. But I kept going anyway. 

Right off the bat, the review on the cover was right for saying this book was similar to The Catcher in the Rye. Charlie's voice reminded me heavily of Holden Caulfield, but he had a more innocent tone.

Despite the overused quotes all over the Internet from this book/movie adaptation, the quotes still feel like a punch in the gut when you get to read it in the flesh. It's like magic, stirring long buried feelings inside. 

Despite his innocent voice and pure, childlike observations, there were so many dark and difficult topics being discussed in his letters. It felt so wrong and terrible to hear it from him, and I feel like wrapping my arms around him, just to protect him from all the evil things he had to witness as a wallflower. Tears kept ricocheting down my cheeks throughout reading this.

This was one of my (if not, my number one) favourite books when I was younger but it's been a really long time since I've read it. But I could still remember parts of it, mainly because of the scenes from the movie. I need to rewatch the movie soon. And I love that I still love it. I may reread it again just to highlight my favourite lines.

It's a terribly sad and beautiful book. I can't even put it to words, but this is truly one of the best books I've ever read. Apart from the triggering topics, I think more people should read it.