I met Chbosky (pronounced Sh-bosky) in the Miami Dade College library. Stephen Chbosky, the giant of young adult literature, radiated kindness and empathy he was the wise and understanding mentor taken straight out of the genre he helped perfect. It was incredible just meeting him, but what moved me more than anything was his character. Chbosky was at the Book Fair to promote his new novel, Imaginary Friend. He also wrote the screenplay for Rent, directed the live-action Beauty and the Beast, the film adaptation of Wonder, and the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie. He is best known for writing the coming-of-age staple, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as well as writing and directing the film adaptation. I interviewed him as a “Teen Member of the Press” for the Miami Book Fair. Stephen Chbosky might be the nicest person I’ve ever met. If you like this review then make sure to check out my review for Children of Chicago.Author Stephen Chbosky sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Catalyst editor Viviana Freyer ’20. Does the imaginary world make its way back? What do you guys think about small town horror? It could be left as is but I kind of want to know what happens. With the way, things ended I really hope that there is a sequel. To me, it felt like Stephen didn’t exactly know how he wanted to end it so he brings Christianity into the mix. I do kind of wish that Christian elements were left out of this book. I love his mom even more! His mom is a really kick-butt woman and I’m really glad that Stephen made her the way that she was. Honestly, I really ended up liking Christopher’s character. If you’re planning on reading this book then you kind of need to overlook this. I won’t get into detail about it but there’s a reason why he ends up as smart as he is. When the book first came out I read a review about how someone thought that Christopher was a little too smart. Without most of the information that was included, you wouldn’t be able to understand what exactly happens with the real world and the imaginary world and how easily people can be manipulated. There are parts of this book that could have been omitted but I kind of understand why Stephen included all that he did. You can also imagine their battles and Christopher’s point of view while in the imaginary world.
You can imagine The Nice Man and The Hissing Lady. It is extremely detailed to a point that you are able to see Christopher’s world.
A certain creepiness that I haven’t really seen in other books.
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