Hello people! This is Pride Month, so I thought it was about time to do a post about some of the books I read which had LGBT+ main characters, secondary (important) characters and/or dealt with LGBT issues.
Tag: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Book Traveling Thursdays: It is almost time to go back to school!
Hello, welcome back for the 4th week ok Book Traveling 
Thursdays, which a weekly meme created by Cátia @The Girl Who Read Too Much and Danielle @Danielle’s Book Blog. The goal is to share the covers of a book related to that week’s theme, which you can see at the Goodreads group, indicating the original cover, the one of your country, your favorite and least favorite.
This week’s theme is “It is almost time to go back to school. Choose a book that mostly occurs in a high school“. For this weeks theme I chose The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, that has been around for enough time to have a few diverse covers.
Original Over:
This is the original cover that came out in 1999 in the US. Do you like it? I do not, actually, I think it’s one of the worst covers ever…
COVER FROM MY COUNTRY (PORTUGAL) & COVER FROM THE COUNTRY I LIVE IN (SPAIN):
Again, don’t get overly excited, I could not find a cover for the Portuguese version (maybe it also doesn’t exists… is this even possible?).
So, I give you the cover for the Brazilian and Spanish adaptations, both of them came out after the movie.
FAVORITE COVER(s):
I really love the movie tie-in covers for this book. I like the green one above well enough, but the blue UK is my favorite movie tie-in (it is also the one I own). Then the other UK one is way more recent and I think it’s my favorite out of all the covers of this book. The Dutch is unique and the more I look at it, the more I like it.
LEAST FAVORITE COVER(s):
First off, this book has some horrible covers! That said, the original US, the pink Thai, and the blue German with a picture of a girl (why?!) are probably my least favorites. What do you think?
3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge (3) : Day 2
Here we are again, for day 2 of my 3rd 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge! I really love this 3 Days, 3 Quotes thing, and I was (again) nominated by Annemieke @A DANCE WITH BOOKS, so obviously I will take the opportunity to share 3 lovely quotes again with you.
If you want to check out my previous 2 Challenges, here you go:
– 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge: Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3
– 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge (2) : Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3
– 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge (3) : Day 1
The Rules:
- Thank the person who nominated you.
- Post a quote for 3 consecutive days (1 quote for each day).
- Nominate three new bloggers each day.
On this second day I will share with a quote that is just lovely and true and heartbreaking all at once…
Today I will nominate:
And YOU, obviously! If you’d like to do this challenge, please do!!!!
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters
Here we are, for my second week doing the Top Ten Tuesday. This week’s theme is pretty cool: Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters, such as features minority/religious minority, has socioeconomic diversity, disabled main character, a neurotypical character, member of the LGBTQ community, etc… Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.
1. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
I can’t stress enough how good this book is, you SHOULD READ IT (NOW!). Main character is a gay boy.
2. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
A coming of age story set in the 80’s, about two mexican boys who are in love with each other.
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Charlie suffers from a mental disorder and Patrick is gay. Enough said! (also, I love this book to death!)
4. The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
Do I even need to talk about how much diversity is in these books?! Alec is gay, Magnus is bissexual, Simon is jewish and Maia is African-American. Also, Aline (half-Asian) is in a relationship with Helen (half-faerie bissexual girl).
5. Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Ok, this one is full of diversity. Pen is bissexual, her boyfriend Hex is transgender, Ezra and Ash (african-american) are gay.
6. My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
First of all, Aysel is Turkish. Then, both she and Roman deal with depression and suicidal tendencies. Have you read this one yet? You should!
7. Ms Marvel by Willow Wilson
Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim girl. Also, she’s a superhero!
8. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Don Tillman most likely has Asperger syndrome…
9. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Park is half-Korean and Eleanor lives way beyond the line of poverty.
10. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Tyrion Lannister is a dwarf.
The Perks of (not) reading in public
I thought that reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on public transportations was bad, because I started to cry, a lot… then I realized that Mockingjay was worst, because the plot is so dense and every other page someone either dies or goes back to the hospital with PTSD. Now I’m reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I’m loving it so much, the only problem is that the waterworks begin as soon as I open the book on the bus…
“Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Chops”
because that was the name of his dog
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
and read it to his aunts
That was the year Father Tracy
took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
with tiny toenails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X’s
and he had to ask his father what the X’s meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it
Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Autumn”
because that was the name of the season
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because of its new paint
And the kids told him
that Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left butts on the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
That was the year his sister got glasses
with thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed
when he asked her to go see Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
his mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him in bed at night
And his father got mad
when he cried for him to do it.
Once on a paper torn from his notebook
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Innocence: A Question”
because that was the question about his girl
And that’s what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
and a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because he never showed her
That was the year that Father Tracy died
And he forgot how the end
of the Apostle’s Creed went
And he caught his sister
making out on the back porch
And his mother and father never kissed
or even talked
And the girl around the corner
wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
because that was the thing to do
And at three a.m. he tucked himself into bed
his father snoring soundly
That’s why on the back of a brown paper bag
he tried another poem
And he called it “Absolutely Nothing”
Because that’s what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
and a slash on each damned wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
because this time he didn’t think
he could reach the kitchen.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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