This is now one of my favorite books of all time! 
 There are some things that I have to mention that were the favorite part of my experience of reading this book: 
 1. The voice of the main character Charlie. My God was he one of the purest characters in a YA book I have read so far! He was just as naive as a 15-16 years old boy should be like. I never felt like he is being pretentious and mysterious like some of the other characters of the YA books. 
 2. How each one of them feel about art reminded me of how much passionate I am about these things. 
 3. How the sensitive issues (view spoiler)[like - child molestation, rape, and violence towards women (hide spoiler)] were handled. It was not an educative or informative book like you shouldn't do it or that, it was rather an experience. What I am trying to say is the way Charlie described every single thing, I could really feel the pain that he felt, the agony that he experienced. Which is important to feel as a reader. 
 4. I watched the movie before reading the book, and I would say it was one of the best adaptation of a book I have watched so far. Maybe the writer himself directed the movie played a vital role in this. 
 5. And lastly, I found so many good songs! 
 This is one of those books I feel everyone should read once in their lifetime.