The Beautiful and Damned / The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I have chosen to read Drama as my genre. Drama is a very general and broad topic to read about because it can be classified in Drama/Romance, Drama/Horror, etc. As for my book, I originally chose to read The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald but I found myself unable to get into the story because of the style of Fitzgeralds writing. I kept rereading sentences and paragraphs over and over again but the story is difficult to grasp and just keep reading. The reason why I chose this was because I really enjoyed The Great Gatsby, which is another Drama filled story but it's easier to read. Since I could not get into the story, I decided, since I was already reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower for my novels class, it would make sense for me to stick to one book, because Stephen Chbosky's book is also filled with Drama. I don't plan to just leave off The Beautiful and Damed but I think it would be better if I read something more intriguing. So, I'm almost done with The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the story is so detailed, I'm able to visualize some of the authors writing. I feel like I'm in the story when I read it and I can feel the tension and drama and how it feels to be a wallflower while Charlie—the protagonist—telling the story in first person through a style of letters. I can feel myself being on the edge whenever someone dramatic happens. I'm able to put myself into Charlie's character.

The first sentence of this book basically says what the character is and isn't, what he's hiding and what he plans to reveal. The book easily pulls the reader in and makes you want to continue reading it.