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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5.0
This is a well-written book that takes us on the journey of a man who experiences both extremes of intelligence, from low IQ to high IQ thanks to a new brain surgery.
The book is written like the protagonist's diary and the style evolves from someone who, despite his hard work and efforts, still struggles with literacy, to someone who has an excellent vocabulary and literary skills.
The story is clever (pun intended) in itself. We experience with him, how people behave and respond to him. It is insightful to live through the eyes and mind of someone who lacks the ability to understand that he is being mocked or fooled and who becomes someone who feels lonely because the rest of the world cannot catch up to his knowledge.
This book is an eye-opener in how books can be creative in their writing and how fiction can help us develop empathy.
A must read
The book is written like the protagonist's diary and the style evolves from someone who, despite his hard work and efforts, still struggles with literacy, to someone who has an excellent vocabulary and literary skills.
The story is clever (pun intended) in itself. We experience with him, how people behave and respond to him. It is insightful to live through the eyes and mind of someone who lacks the ability to understand that he is being mocked or fooled and who becomes someone who feels lonely because the rest of the world cannot catch up to his knowledge.
This book is an eye-opener in how books can be creative in their writing and how fiction can help us develop empathy.
A must read