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Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Daniel Keyes
  • ISBN：015603008X
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Summary

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， Charlies 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？

--back cover

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Reviews

Lídia ，

de cortar o coração， mas absolutamente necessário。 todos deveriam ler para aprender sobre empatia。 que lição！

Atlin Merrick ，

Utterly brilliant。Utterly heartbreaking。

Emily Coppella ，

I finished this book in less than a day。 Definition of a page-turner。

André Boeing ，

Eu demorei para ler esse livro， imaginava o que me esperava quando terminasse de ler ele e queria adiar esse final。 Porém， eu não fazia ideia do que realmente me esperava e eu chorei umas mil vezes mais do que pensei que iria chorar。Foi díficil acompanhar toda a trajetória de Charlie， principalmente no final do livro。 Mas eu me sinto muito grato por tê-lo conhecido e ter tirado uma lição de sua vida。

Michael ，

Amazing book！

Hailey ，

Amazing book and would recommend to everyone

Camila ，

Que livro espetacular， sem palavras。

Achuthan Baskaran ，

Some books are written just to make you cry。

Shalufar ，

Read it such a long time ago。 o。o Good sci-fi。 Need to re-read。Rating: 4。5 Stars

Paul ，

Depressing but thought provoking。

Wes ，

This felt like a cheesy （pun！） 1950s movie。 Definitely a melodrama。 I liked it， but it wasn’t great。 Women weren’t portrayed positively， at least by 21st century standards。 Lots of cliches。

Vitória Munari ，

que livro meu deus， chorei tanto。 não tenho palavras。

Ryan Shrouder ，

I read this in high school I reread it I dont remeber it being so sad

Gabriela ，

4，5

dummy ，

I don't rlly know what to rate this book。 It was a lot。 A rlly frustrating read I had to keep putting it down。 There is not one person in this book who is in Charlie's corner and it is so disheartening to read。 The way he's dehumanized and treated like an object， something broken that needs to be fixed when he was perfectly fine before？？ and as he changes they still treat him like that ，Prof nemur， Alice， Strauss。 They are unable to put away their selfishness pride and recognize what they did wa I don't rlly know what to rate this book。 It was a lot。 A rlly frustrating read I had to keep putting it down。 There is not one person in this book who is in Charlie's corner and it is so disheartening to read。 The way he's dehumanized and treated like an object， something broken that needs to be fixed when he was perfectly fine before？？ and as he changes they still treat him like that ，Prof nemur， Alice， Strauss。 They are unable to put away their selfishness pride and recognize what they did was so beyond fucked up。 I'm so proud of charlie for being able to forgive them and his family bc I would've told them all to rot in hell，， respectfully。 Also the way women are written in this book skeeved me out a bit they all feel like tools in Charlie's development and not real people， specifically his sexual development。 also his relationship w Alice made me feel weird like she was his teacher figure before which I feel like is maternal in a sense？？ v weird for them to go from a teacher student relationship to "making love"。 in conclusion fuck prof nemur。 。。。more

dian ，

tears tears tearsi was only supposed to read like 10 pages for english and ended up reading the entire book in one class which ended in so many tears ive never cried at a book like i have at this

Norma Jiménez Montealegre ，

Hace tiempo un libro no me enganchaba y conmovía tanto。 Leí que el autor， Daniel Keyes， ha escrito varias historias sobre el tema de las discapacidades mentales。 En este， "Flores para Algernon" cuenta la historia de Charlie， un hombre de 37 años con retraso mental （desconozco si aún es "políticamente correcto" llamarlo así） que es sometido a un experimento para aumentar su inteligencia。 Keyes tuvo la capacidad de crear un personaje al que logras querer y acompañar en su descubrimiento de un nuev Hace tiempo un libro no me enganchaba y conmovía tanto。 Leí que el autor， Daniel Keyes， ha escrito varias historias sobre el tema de las discapacidades mentales。 En este， "Flores para Algernon" cuenta la historia de Charlie， un hombre de 37 años con retraso mental （desconozco si aún es "políticamente correcto" llamarlo así） que es sometido a un experimento para aumentar su inteligencia。 Keyes tuvo la capacidad de crear un personaje al que logras querer y acompañar en su descubrimiento de un nuevo mundo para él a nivel intelectual y espiritual。 Es un libro que te hace reevaluar cosas que damos por sentadas como la capacidad de leer y escribir， de entender cosas básicas， de identificar quiénes se ríen contigo y quiénes de ti。。。 Es un texto que hace reconectarse con la humanidad que tenemos dentro de nosotros。 。。。more

❆ ғany ❆ ，

Favoritado。

Sherry ，

3。5

frustrated_bookish ，

This goes to the best book I have ever read。 And that book I will recommend my grandchildren and their children， all my relatives， and their relatives to read。

Jocelin ，

Another really emotional book that really got me。 Main character is a legend :'） Another really emotional book that really got me。 Main character is a legend :'） 。。。more

Eren ，

Though provoking。。 Very well constructed

Simona ，

I。。。 really don't understand the praise behind this book。 For the most part it's just okay， fine。 Nothing super interesting， or challenging。 What really put the damper on it for me， is how poorly it has aged - with its exact definition of a manic pixie dream girl character， rampant sexism and one occurrence of racism。 I found myself rolling my eyes and frowning more and more as the book progressed。 I。。。 really don't understand the praise behind this book。 For the most part it's just okay， fine。 Nothing super interesting， or challenging。 What really put the damper on it for me， is how poorly it has aged - with its exact definition of a manic pixie dream girl character， rampant sexism and one occurrence of racism。 I found myself rolling my eyes and frowning more and more as the book progressed。 。。。more

Ian Bordenave ，

I reread Flowers for Algernon， having read it for the first time when I was in the seventh grade as a part of class reading。 I reread it out of nostalgia。 The problem with nostalgia is it usually leaves one with a better impression of something than one originally had of it。 Such is the case with Flowers for Algernon: I was unmoved my second go-around in reading it， largely because the psychological fantasy it presents did not interest me。 I also did not like Keyes’s casual treatment of alcohol I reread Flowers for Algernon， having read it for the first time when I was in the seventh grade as a part of class reading。 I reread it out of nostalgia。 The problem with nostalgia is it usually leaves one with a better impression of something than one originally had of it。 Such is the case with Flowers for Algernon: I was unmoved my second go-around in reading it， largely because the psychological fantasy it presents did not interest me。 I also did not like Keyes’s casual treatment of alcohol and sex， although I believe his treatment of these topics accurately reflects the spirit of the 1960s， which is the story’s setting。 Alcohol and sex were not in the version I read in seventh grade， which may be why I had a more favorable impression of it then。 Still， for anyone looking for a novel that captures the spirit of the 1960s in the U。S。， Flowers for Algernon would be a good choice。 。。。more

Sophia Romulo ，

cried like a bitch this was so heartbreaking

Maya ，

This was a hard read due to the many heart wrenching moments in Charlie's life。 And even though I am unsure as to whether I truly liked Charlie's character， I found the classic to be unique and questionable。 This was a hard read due to the many heart wrenching moments in Charlie's life。 And even though I am unsure as to whether I truly liked Charlie's character， I found the classic to be unique and questionable。 。。。more

Jordyn :） ，

The whole book was pretty slow to me personally but i liked the ending 3。5/5

Grizabella ，

*Gratuitous crying*

Ayibatari Ogounga ，

An emotional rollercoaster （mostly downward trip） "against the current of my learning， from worship， to love， to fondness， to a feeling of gratitude and responsibility。" quacks taking advantage: "on quacks and phonies—money I could have used to set me up in a nice business of my own。 Yes。 Don't look at me that way。 For all the money you've thrown down the sewer to do something"I laughed at this one （😐 sorry）: "high-morons"I know this feeling: "each sensation heightened and illuminated"this one's An emotional rollercoaster （mostly downward trip） "against the current of my learning， from worship， to love， to fondness， to a feeling of gratitude and responsibility。" quacks taking advantage: "on quacks and phonies—money I could have used to set me up in a nice business of my own。 Yes。 Don't look at me that way。 For all the money you've thrown down the sewer to do something"I laughed at this one （😐 sorry）: "high-morons"I know this feeling: "each sensation heightened and illuminated"this one's beautiful: "but what we have， I suspect， is more than most people find in a lifetime"the end: "thought there was something wrong with my eyes。 Then I realized I could no longer read German。 Tested myself in other languages。 All gone"At the end he gave himself to science 。。。more

Abigail Advincula ，

This book is devastating in a good way。 It would seem that ignorance is a blessing and a curse。 Intelligence， too。 As Charlie Gordon emerges from his retardation and quickly accelerates into intelligence， his perception of himself， others， and the world shifts。 Some discoveries are wonderful - like having the capacity to enjoy literature and science and politics。 Some revelations are abjectly terrible - like finally understanding man's capacity for cruelty and narcissism。 （view spoiler）[ His men This book is devastating in a good way。 It would seem that ignorance is a blessing and a curse。 Intelligence， too。 As Charlie Gordon emerges from his retardation and quickly accelerates into intelligence， his perception of himself， others， and the world shifts。 Some discoveries are wonderful - like having the capacity to enjoy literature and science and politics。 Some revelations are abjectly terrible - like finally understanding man's capacity for cruelty and narcissism。 （view spoiler）[ His mental regression is likewise painful to witness。 （hide spoiler）]Content aside， the book is exquisitely written。 The evolution of Charlie's mental state - as denoted by changes in spelling and syntax and nuance of thought - is extraordinarily well done。 I read the book and listened to the audiobook simultaneously， but the former was more impactful because you can actually see the misspellings and spotty punctuation。 It's a great short read。 Just read it already if you haven't。 Just do it。 。。。more

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