Reviews

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

hannahproctor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cscjanni's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ida_astrom's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

asmartperson's review against another edition

5.0

towards the end of the book, i just wasn’t in the mood to read it, but i ended up crying in kfc. woo.

sambolter's review against another edition

4.0

Overall, I liked this book! It even gave me one glistening tear at the end. I think maybe I had my expectations just a little too high for this book that it made it too hard for it to meet those expectations which is why it fell short to me a little bit. 4 stars

ashleyc5's review against another edition

5.0

Be prepared to cry.

emmadriedger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bookber's review against another edition

5.0

This book was so hard-hitting and made me ball my eyes out. It was so thought-provoking, making me reflect on how people with learning difficulties are perceived, treated and misunderstood in society. It was heartbreaking to see how Charlie had been treated as sub-human, ridiculed and taken advantage of his whole life and how others wanted him to be “normal” rather than accepting him for who he was.

I loved reading Charlie’s own reflections on how important intelligence was, the different kinds of intelligence and how it affected his relationships with other people.

Overall, I really loved this book and I love it even more for making me cry like it did.

rosie_rryan's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

k_shanahan's review against another edition

5.0

Well I cried my way through the end of this one...

Merged review:

Well I cried my way through the end of this one...