Perks of Being a Wallflower

After finishing The Last Time We Say Goodbye, I have decided to switch to a shorter, easier read. I've heard about Perks of Being a Wallflower for a long time and it's been sitting on my bookshelf waiting patiently for its turn. I have finally gotten around to it. The first thing I noticed when I opened the book was the formatting. Each section is written as a letter and it is not clear who it's addressed to. It reads "dear friend", but it's often mentioned that he's sending these letters out and hoping someone will read them. It's unclear if there's another character he's writing to or if it meant for the reader. I personally imagine an older man finding these letters in his mailbox and reading them, though I have nothing to support this. I also took note of how naive the main character, Charlie, is. He often looks at very serious situations and shrugs then off or doesn't understand that weight they carry. In one case he witness his sisters boyfriend abuse her and does nothing but keep it a secret. In another he witness a girl get raped and doesn't realize what it was until he says it out loud months after the fact to his friends. Charlie is described as thinking a lot and veiny stuck in his head but he isn't thinking about what's going on around him. Instead he has his own reality. I am not very far into this book, but it's an interesting read and a new perspective. I'm excited to continue this book.