Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

54 reviews

elbe1's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Excrement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

mamaquiereleer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content and Excrement

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

mabisbes's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

The best book I’ve read in a long time. Charlie is one of the most loveable sci-fi protagonists (unlike Winston from 1984 or Montag from Fahrenheit 451), seeing such a deep transformation happen to him was definitely a wonderful experience. With that said, the book uses outdated terminology to refer to disabled people, and is not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Bullying, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Violence