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| Title | : | Flowers for Algernon |
| Author | : | Daniel Keyes |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 216 pages |
| Published | : | (first published March 1966) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics |
Daniel Keyes
Kindle Edition | Pages: 216 pages Rating: 4.13 | 450586 Users | 16729 Reviews
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The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance--until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie?
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| Original Title: | Flowers for Algernon |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Charlie Gordon, Alice Kinnian |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1967), Nebula Award for Best Novel (1966), Locus Award Nominee for All-Time Best Novel (36th in poll) (1975) |
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Ratings: 4.13 From 450586 Users | 16729 ReviewsCriticize Containing Books Flowers for Algernon
This has to be one of my favourite sub-genres; psychological science fiction. This is up there with the likes of A Scanner Darkly and More Than Human. These are the sort of SF books that I would recommend to those who look down on the genre.This book explores such themes as the nature of intelligence, the effects of intelligence on the way you see others and the world around you, as well as social attitudes towards people with mental problems. The narrative structure is a series of progressWow I'm so glad I finally read it. I had only read passages of it before but it was totally with sitting and reading the whole thing through. I don't even know what to say I can't stop crying because of how things are for Charlie and I guess I just wish that they way he was treated wasnt so close to reality. Also it's kind of painful to have to question things like intimacy vs intelligence and self actualization which are brought up so poignantly in the book. I don't even know if anything I'm
Well, that was depressing.(ETA:Across social media, people are asking me how I got out of high school without reading this book I didn't go to high school. I left after a partial year.)(look, don't do as I do, do as I say: STAY IN SCHOOL)
Bulgarian review below/Ревюто на български е по-долу Some time ago an acquaintance of mine asked me what a normal person is. I told her I think there is no such thing as normal people. Society has conveniently built a system of rules where no one fits in completely, and this is the secret we all share. Rules are somewhat useful. They keep you from bothering others and others from bothering you. If you so much as pass the invisible boundary though, either voluntarily or not, society rarely
what a great read! I sort of feel like it was too simple, but still an enjoyable enough book.
I first read Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon in junior high school. At the time, I had no idea it was such a groundbreaking novel. Reading it again many years later, I'm not surprised that it is powerful, but I am surprised at just how complete the story is. There were parts of the story that stuck with me all these years: Charlie's belief that his life would be better if he were somehow more intelligent and the heartache of his return to his former condition. It's difficult to verbalize why
This book was hidden in plain sight. Meaning I was surprised to realize the majority of my Goodreads friends had already read a book that I had never heard of before. Correct me if I am wrong, but I suspect it was a requisite high school read for many. One reviewer mentioned the abridged version he read in school had trimmed all the sexual bits. What a shame! I may have arrived late, but at least that meant I was introduced to the raw version. The investigation of a 32 year old man struggling
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