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{{quote|''"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."''|'''The book's most famous quote.'''}} |
{{quote|''"And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."''|'''The book's most famous quote.'''}} |
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The first (and so far only) novel by Stephen Chbosky. It was first published in 1999. |
The first (and so far only) novel by Stephen Chbosky. It was first published in 1999. |
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The narrator, 16-year-old Charlie, is just starting high school as a freshman, having been held back a couple of years for reasons of being in the hospital due to being emotionally damaged. The novel primarily concerns Charlie's adventures in the '91-'92 school year, and is written as an [[Epistolary Novel]], a collection of letters Charlie is writing to a friend-of-a-friend whom he was told would be a good listener. Charlie, who doesn't excel at much except reading, seems to be off to a bad start before two seniors, step-siblings Patrick and Sam, take him under their wing. And so begins Charlie's adventures into school, literature, dating, [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll]], teen pregnancy, [[Suicide (band)|suicide]] and the [[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]. |
The narrator, 16-year-old Charlie, is just starting high school as a freshman, having been held back a couple of years for reasons of being in the hospital due to being emotionally damaged. The novel primarily concerns Charlie's adventures in the '91-'92 school year, and is written as an [[Epistolary Novel]], a collection of letters Charlie is writing to a friend-of-a-friend whom he was told would be a good listener. Charlie, who doesn't excel at much except reading, seems to be off to a bad start before two seniors, step-siblings Patrick and Sam, take him under their wing. And so begins Charlie's adventures into school, literature, dating, [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll]], teen pregnancy, [[Suicide (band)|suicide]] and the [[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]. |
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Charlie's English teacher, Bill, shares a name with the limo driver for prom (Billy). |
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Charlie's English teacher, Bill, shares a name with the limo driver for prom (Billy). |
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* [[Rape as Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Sam was molested, if not outright raped, as a young girl by a friend of her father.}} Also, Charlie's aunt was raped as a young girl, which [[Freudian Excuse|led to her having serious psychological issues]], which is why {{spoiler|she herself molested Charlie.}} |
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Sam was molested, if not outright raped, as a young girl by a friend of her father.}} Also, Charlie's aunt was raped as a young girl, which [[Freudian Excuse|led to her having serious psychological issues]], which is why {{spoiler|she herself molested Charlie.}} |
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* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Brad. |
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* [[Their First Time]]: Both versions are played straight: an unanticipated tryst is interrupted by something. |
* [[Their First Time]]: Both versions are played straight: an unanticipated tryst is interrupted by something. |
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Past]]: Published in 1999, takes place over the '91-92 school year. |
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Past]]: Published in 1999, takes place over the '91-92 school year. |
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