Driven by these laughable creatures, which confuse more than they entertain or stir, the boy enlists fellow 7-year-olds Matt, Mike and Special Ed to build a magical fort, which they locate on a tree that Chbosky describes, impossibly, as a “crooked hand ripping out of the earth’s cheek like a pimple. He is inspired to action by a cloud that is shaped like a human but not a man or woman, a “nice man” who tells the boy what to do, and (no joke) a talking white plastic bag. ” Now, after two decades, he’s released a much-awaited second novel.Īt the center of the sprawling horror story “Imaginary Friend” is Kate and her son Chris, who is only 7 but already has witnessed his father’s suicide and been forced to move to a small town in Pennsylvania to escape Mom’s difficult boyfriend.Ĭhris isn’t a believable character. Since then, Chbosky has directed a TV show, “Jericho,” and also the film “Wonder. The hit film adaptation starred Emma Watson and was produced by John Malkovich. In 2012, Chbosky wrote and directed an acclaimed film adaptation of his novel, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. Quoted in more than a few college application essays, Stephen Chbosky’s 1999 novel “ The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is a moving and heartfelt portrait of teens suffering the indignities of high school.
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