13.4k reviews for:

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.18 AVERAGE

connectedwords_alison's review against another edition

5.0

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Loved this book. John Travolta's movie Phenomenon was based on Flowers for Algernon

spookyjoy's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

muddyfiftysix's review against another edition

5.0

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Thanks for ripping my heart out and then stomping on it

foxreader's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

knottedyew's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective sad fast-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

manufumi's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

llgilmore's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This felt like a twilight zone episode. It was very upsetting, tense, and at times hopeful but at the end I wonder what it was all for. A very thought-provoking story. 

marndt91's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

dfeola316's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zarasharif's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated