The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Book • 1999 • Drama  

Report
This book contains 41 potentially triggering events.
Chapter
Filter to only show:
Both
Yes
No

Your Triggers
Does the dog die?
422 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
18
Unanswered Triggers
Is an animal abandoned?
92 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
89 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Is there bestiality?
81 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Is an animal sad?
81 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Are rabbits harmed?
70 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
0
Are there transphobic slurs?
53 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Yes
0
No
0
Are there end credit scenes?
43 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Are there nude scenes?
42 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
0
Abuse
Yes
3
No
1
0
user27384
sort of? the grandpa abused the mother but the mcs parents never abuse the mc
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
Is someone stalked?
24 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Is there domestic violence?
80 supporters
Add comment
Yes
15
No
0
1
CarsonNolan
Verbal and physical
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone gaslighted?
37 supporters
Add comment
Yes
12
No
1
Is a child abused?
104 supporters
Yes
19
No
0
2
RamenDestroyer
The protagonist is abused in several ways, as are a few other important characters in the book.
2 comments | Add comment
Addiction
Yes
21
No
0
Is there addiction?
22 supporters
Add comment
Yes
20
No
0
Yes
20
No
0
2
WeLoveDogs
there is underage drinking
1 comment | Add comment
Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
139 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
3
Does a horse die?
99 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
16
Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
172 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Are animals abused?
192 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
14
Is there a dead animal?
108 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Does a cat die?
167 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
18
Does a pet die?
150 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Does a dragon die?
31 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Are there spiders?
51 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Are there snakes?
16 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Are there sharks?
6 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Are there bugs?
33 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
19 supporters
Add comment
Yes
4
No
0
Is someone drugged?
32 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
0
violin202
I would say that the opportunity to warn the kid of pot in the brownies was there and ignored, if that matters to anyone
2 comments | Add comment
Is there pedophilia?
122 supporters
Add comment
Yes
5
No
1
Is rape mentioned?
84 supporters
Add comment
Yes
4
No
0
Yes
20
No
0
3
RamenDestroyer
There is a very graphic sexual assault scene depicted, in addition to sexual assault occurring while the victim is a child.
2 comments | Add comment
Bodily Harm
Yes
14
No
2
0
connormaytom
There is mention of it in a poem but no explicit mention of it really happening
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
Add comment
Yes
7
No
0
Is there cannibalism?
34 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is someone crushed to death?
32 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
2
Is someone burned alive?
43 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is someone buried alive?
28 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Is there body horror?
55 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Is there amputation?
27 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Does a head get squashed?
54 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Is there a hanging?
33 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
13
Does someone asphyxiate?
24 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
3
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
83 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Does someone break a bone?
22 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Does someone have a seizure?
7 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Are any teeth damaged?
53 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is there finger/toe mutilation?
54 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is someone tortured?
83 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
10
No
1
1
PapaSquat
The main characters friend jumps off a building before the start of the book
1 comment | Add comment
Is there eye mutilation?
95 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is there excessive gore?
90 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Children
Is an infant abducted?
26 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
2
Does a kid die?
56 supporters
Yes
16
No
1
4
PapaSquat
A middle schooler commits suicide before the start of the story and it's talked about
1 comment | Add comment
Is a minor sexualized?
104 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
1
CarsonNolan
2 instances, boy and girl
1 comment | Add comment
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
12 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does a non-human character die?
24 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does someone die?
12 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
1
Disability
Is the r-slur used?
31 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
16 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Family
Does a parent die?
27 supporters
Yes
0
No
16
2
nikoleki
no parental death, but a close older family member of the main character does die.
1 comment | Add comment
Is a child's toy destroyed?
30 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Is someone kidnapped?
8 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone cheat?
19 supporters
Add comment
Yes
17
No
0
Fear
Are there ghosts?
7 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Are there jump scares?
63 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is there a shower scene?
8 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Are there clowns?
16 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Is someone possessed?
10 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
2
Are there mannequins?
6 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Gross
Does someone vomit?
102 supporters
Add comment
Yes
10
No
0
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
21 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
Add comment
Yes
10
No
0
Is there audio gore?
45 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
7 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
36 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
24 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
2
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
22 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Are needles/syringes used?
33 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is there a mental institution scene?
28 supporters
Add comment
Yes
16
No
0
Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
Add comment
Yes
16
No
0
Does someone have cancer?
18 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Mental Health
Yes
12
No
0
2
kinnnsey
self harm is insinuated.
1 comment | Add comment
0
RamenDestroyer
A mentally ill person is described as passive-aggressive, but not necessarily overly violent. He pops tires and gets into fights, but he doesn't kill anyone or do anything sadistic.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there autism specific abuse?
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
3
No
8
Yes
4
No
0
Is there misophonia?
35 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Add comment
Yes
14
No
0
Yes
3
No
0
Is there body dysmorphia?
29 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
20 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
1
kinnnsey
none that are overly apparent or described
1 comment | Add comment
5
PapaSquat
A middle schooler commits suicide before the begining of the book
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
5
No
0
0
RamenDestroyer
The protagonist can definitely be seen as suffering from PTSD.
1 comment | Add comment
Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
47 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Does a baby cry?
18 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Are there flashing lights or images?
52 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
31 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Does someone miscarry?
28 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Are there babies or unborn children?
16 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
2
Is there childbirth?
26 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Are there abortions?
17 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
3
connormaytom
The main characters sister has an abortion, nothing is mentioned about it but the main character drives her to the clinic and stresses about it in the car while he waits for her
1 comment | Add comment
Does a pregnant person die?
24 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Prejudice
Yes
17
No
0
0
ElainaGraves
One of the character's parents uses homophobic slurs after he finds out his son is gay. Another character uses homophobic slurs to describe himself, and another character uses homophobic slurs while beating one of the characters up.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
13
No
0
Are there usages of the n-word?
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
9
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
37 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
3
Does an LGBT person die?
35 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Are there fat jokes?
56 supporters
Add comment
Yes
9
No
0
Does the black guy die first?
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is there hate speech?
34 supporters
Add comment
Yes
17
No
0
Relationships
Yes
5
No
0
1
RamenDestroyer
There is an age gap of 4 or so years between the protagonist and his crush (14 and 18). A character is also sexually assaulted by someone much older than them.
1 comment | Add comment
Sex
Does someone lose their virginity?
15 supporters
Add comment
Yes
3
No
0
Is someone sexually objectified?
43 supporters
Add comment
Yes
4
No
0
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
87 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
1
PapaSquat
Spoiler warning: the main character is sexually abused by his aunt
1 comment | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
57 supporters
Add comment
Yes
15
No
0
Sexism
1
RamenDestroyer
A male character is told to stop crying before his dad gets home, implying that his dad would be angry or ridicule him.
1 comment | Add comment
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
5 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
11
No
5
2
kinnnsey
spoiler: this is debatable, but in simple terms the ending is neutral/bittersweet. it could be seen as sad to some people.
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
22 supporters
Add comment
Yes
10
No
0
Does a plane crash?
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is someone hit by a car?
23 supporters
Add comment
Yes
10
No
0
Violence
Does someone drown?
25 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
6
Is there a nuclear explosion?
8 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is there gun violence?
1 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
11