Since the book was gifted to me by a good friend at age 14 while I was going through a particularly rough patch of depression and felt particularly alone, Perks has grown to be the most ragged, highlighted, dog-eared, and annotated book of fiction in my collection.
And that includes House of Leaves and Girl, Interrupted.
The film is less ragged, highlighted, dog-eared, and annotated, as films are less capable of these things. But make no mistake: I love the film utterly, albeit the lack of length and the need for the pauses and elongated pauses the book begs of its narration. All the same, Chbosky made wonderful work of his film adaptation, and even gave us further insight into Charlie's life and almost created complementary material for fans of the book.
I'm curious of you, then: first, how did you feel about the book? The film? Which form did you prefer, if either? Beyond that, I'd prefer this to be an open discussion because I'd like to come back later with more points on the matter, possibly after diving into the book again.
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