Flowers for Algernon
By Daniel Keyes
- Release Date: 2007-12-01
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.
Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.
As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
Reviews
Simply great
5By awesomeđ€A wondeful story about someone struggling to make sense of a world previously unknown to him. Charlie explores the ups and downs of intelligence and the emotions he can finally understand. 10/10 %100 recommend.Very interesting
5By panda089711This was a great read. I finished it in about 2 days, couldnât put it down.Tragic, well-told story
4By geosyogThis book was about a guy who was stupid who got a medical procedure to become smart. As he become smarter, he became disillusioned by the way people were treating him. Later, he became dumb again because the effects of the treatment wore off. He slowly became stupider and stupider until he couldnât take care of himself. I think he died early because the mouse died early. It was very tragic. I liked that this book was easy to follow with few characters.What the heck
5By Rhianna PortilloGood bookWonderful.
5By HBS-9I ought to have read this about 30 years ago. Iâm happy I finally did, because itâs one of the best Ive ever read.good
5By hrhryrgoodPerfect
5By Avery6197This book 100% made me cry at the end, amazing and timeless book in its own right.Unforgettable Story!
5By WmdoganIâve read the book long time ago which was giving to me as a gift from my English Teacher in High School!( 1996 ) Iâve been still thinking about it! Take my word & read this book!Wow!
5By BBearBearyI had to read this book for English class. Iâm so glad I did. This book is incredible. There are things in it that completely changed my perspective. Itâs so saddening to see how Charlie slowly loses his intelligence and begins to lose the understanding he once had, but I love how the author had the interesting take on how self centered Charlie was when he was a genius and how genuine he was when he was âdumbâ. Really incredible book.Wonderful read.
5By CaseyisobnoxiousIâve never read this before, and knew I needed to when Iâve heard people talk about it over the years. This book is a classic, for good reason. It will leave you invested, emotional, and possibly even crying. It did for me. I loved the book so much, I immediately had to find the movie and watch it. This book really puts certain things into perspective. You wonât regret reading it. It is extremely well written and from an interesting journal point of view.
