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A review by joywilcox
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
By the end of this book I was in tears.
My biggest fear is to lose my intelligence ands this book took it there. This book follows Charlie Gordon, a person with an IQ of 60 and his troubled life that eventually leads to an operation that increases his intelligence in a short manner of time. There were so many emotional moments of this book that were so thought provoking. If you were to have a disability, would you want to be "rid" of it just to get it back and see your life through that? Idk what I would do. I loved the progress of Charlie and his "relationship" with Algernon. I loved the level of writing in this book and the journey through Charlie's life. But watching his "decline" was so saddening and frustrating. I guess I just can't imagine. I loved this book. I know many people read this in school but I didn't. I think I appreciate it more as a deep thinking adult.
My biggest fear is to lose my intelligence ands this book took it there. This book follows Charlie Gordon, a person with an IQ of 60 and his troubled life that eventually leads to an operation that increases his intelligence in a short manner of time. There were so many emotional moments of this book that were so thought provoking. If you were to have a disability, would you want to be "rid" of it just to get it back and see your life through that? Idk what I would do. I loved the progress of Charlie and his "relationship" with Algernon. I loved the level of writing in this book and the journey through Charlie's life. But watching his "decline" was so saddening and frustrating. I guess I just can't imagine. I loved this book. I know many people read this in school but I didn't. I think I appreciate it more as a deep thinking adult.