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A review by nuii
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I read this in 1 day and cried my eyes out.
There are heavy subjects, yet narrated with such an ease that's so grippling, relatable and heartfelt. It makes me think alot about humanity, morallity, consciousness, what makes us human, what makes us happy, who are we and what are we looking for?
It's a complex read (thought-provoking and emotional) without being pretentious or over-complicated. The focus is on where it should be.
A rant:
I cant imagine grieving yourself while being alive. I was hoping for a better outcome for Charlie...but his reversal back to a more (for lack of a better word) primitive state of mind perhaps is the peace that he deserves? His happiness is in the little things, limited - yet unstained by the burden of awareness...
A vr interesting take on the biblical story of Adam and Eve, here, Charlie ate the forbidden fruit and suffered the consequences. In many ways, ignorance is indeed bliss, but that is not to say (his) learning worth nothing at all. Quite the contrary...the complexity of it all is, indeed, the human experience: to love, to grieve, to hate, to hurt, to heal...therefore, to live. A blissful paradise of innocence may shelter us from bitterness, jealousy, etc but maybe it also shelters us from having actual drive and connection(?)
Man, i do love this book. I'll keep thinking about all of this some more
There are heavy subjects, yet narrated with such an ease that's so grippling, relatable and heartfelt. It makes me think alot about humanity, morallity, consciousness, what makes us human, what makes us happy, who are we and what are we looking for?
It's a complex read (thought-provoking and emotional) without being pretentious or over-complicated. The focus is on where it should be.
A rant:
A vr interesting take on the biblical story of Adam and Eve, here, Charlie ate the forbidden fruit and suffered the consequences. In many ways, ignorance is indeed bliss, but that is not to say (his) learning worth nothing at all. Quite the contrary...the complexity of it all is, indeed, the human experience: to love, to grieve, to hate, to hurt, to heal...therefore, to live. A blissful paradise of innocence may shelter us from bitterness, jealousy, etc but maybe it also shelters us from having actual drive and connection(?)
Man, i do love this book. I'll keep thinking about all of this some more
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse