Do you remember what it was like to feel infinite? This week on Zero to Well-Read, Jeff and Rebecca crack open the millennial nostalgia time capsule that is Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. They talk about how it has provided multiple generations of teenage outsiders with assurance that they’re not alone, why it has been a frequent target of book banning and censorship attempts, and what gives it continued resonance today.
Jeff got it right when he conjectured that I’d have all sorts of emo-related stuff for today’s companion newsletter, mostly of the musical variety. I have some interviews with Chbosky and the cast of the film adaptati...
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