Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

54 reviews

izzykai's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Sexual content, and Abandonment

maralyn2215's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

It doesn't say if Charlie dies but it is assumed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sharktwoth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Ableism, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

bookishfaye's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

I think there are things about this book for its time that are important & in some ways foundational in literature depicting disability; however, man oh man does this NOT hold up well over time. From the violently ableist language used repeatedly, to the constant misogyny and overall written by a man vibes this book simply does not age well. 

I think as a response to Frankenstein/the Prometheus myth and with commentary about man playing god within science and also monstrosity, there are some interesting things at play within this book. There were moments where I felt very seen by Charlie, and at times very beautiful/important language towards disability as well, it’s just a very very hard read that has extreme ableism/misogyny culture from the late 1950’s marked all over it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Medical content, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Misogyny

dazedl's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

How will i ever recover from the emotional whirlwind this book has sent me? 😭😭😭

I read the short story years ago when I was a teenager - and coming back to this book in my mid 20s, I have a newfound appreciation towards the central themes of childhood trauma, intellectual disability and messing with someone's true nature. I found myself having deeper empathy and understanding towards Charlie's character development more than my first reading of the short story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Medical content, Ableism, Mental illness, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty

phantastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Dementia

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal death

Minor: Forced institutionalization

greysux's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Of course heartbreaking. Of course beautiful. This book is everything. I wish I could hug Charlie and be there every moment he was tormented. I know he wishes he could too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Abandonment, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Dementia, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment and Physical abuse

jiachireads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, and Ableism

chickpeawagon's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Bullying, Excrement, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death