The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Do you remember what it was like to feel infinite? This week, 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.

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