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A review by tiffyelefano
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5.0
This was honestly such a depressing read. Flowers for Algernon really painted how hard others make it for those with mental disabilities to live in this world. How “other-ly” they are made to feel.
Charlie, a warm and kind person, was always happy to be around others and to laugh with them. When he began to understand that they were laughing at his expense instead, I felt his anger with him. Why were they so cruel? And when he became more like them, quote-on-quote intelligent, they still didn’t accept him. What did they want from him? Rarely was he ever treated like an actual human being, rather a joke to poke fun at, an experiment to be observed, or a trophy to be boasted. He could never win, and it broke my heart.
My brother is the one who heavily pushed me to read this novel and I’m so grateful. Would easily recommend to anyone. 5 stars.
Merged review:
This was honestly such a depressing read. Flowers for Algernon really painted how hard others make it for those with mental disabilities to live in this world. How “other-ly” they are made to feel.
Charlie, a warm and kind person, was always happy to be around others and to laugh with them. When he began to understand that they were laughing at his expense instead, I felt his anger with him. Why were they so cruel? And when he became more like them, quote-on-quote intelligent, they still didn’t accept him. What did they want from him? Rarely was he ever treated like an actual human being, rather a joke to poke fun at, an experiment to be observed, or a trophy to be boasted. He could never win, and it broke my heart.
My brother is the one who heavily pushed me to read this novel and I’m so grateful. Would easily recommend to anyone. 5 stars.
Charlie, a warm and kind person, was always happy to be around others and to laugh with them. When he began to understand that they were laughing at his expense instead, I felt his anger with him. Why were they so cruel? And when he became more like them, quote-on-quote intelligent, they still didn’t accept him. What did they want from him? Rarely was he ever treated like an actual human being, rather a joke to poke fun at, an experiment to be observed, or a trophy to be boasted. He could never win, and it broke my heart.
My brother is the one who heavily pushed me to read this novel and I’m so grateful. Would easily recommend to anyone. 5 stars.
Merged review:
This was honestly such a depressing read. Flowers for Algernon really painted how hard others make it for those with mental disabilities to live in this world. How “other-ly” they are made to feel.
Charlie, a warm and kind person, was always happy to be around others and to laugh with them. When he began to understand that they were laughing at his expense instead, I felt his anger with him. Why were they so cruel? And when he became more like them, quote-on-quote intelligent, they still didn’t accept him. What did they want from him? Rarely was he ever treated like an actual human being, rather a joke to poke fun at, an experiment to be observed, or a trophy to be boasted. He could never win, and it broke my heart.
My brother is the one who heavily pushed me to read this novel and I’m so grateful. Would easily recommend to anyone. 5 stars.