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Flowers for Algernon (School & Library Binding)

by Daniel Keyes (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (302 customer reviews)
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Daniel Keyes wrote little SF but is highly regarded for one classic, Flowers for Algernon. As a 1959 novella it won a Hugo Award; the 1966 novel-length expansion won a Nebula. The Oscar-winning movie adaptation Charly (1968) also spawned a 1980 Broadway musical.

Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in semi-literate "progris riports." He dimly wants to better himself, but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving:

I dint feel bad because I watched Algernon and I lernd how to finish the amaze even if it takes me along time.

I dint know mice were so smart.

Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration, the effects begin to show and the reports steadily improve: "Punctuation, is? fun!" But getting smarter brings cruel shocks, as Charlie realizes that his merry "friends" at the bakery where he sweeps the floor have all along been laughing at him, never with him. The IQ rise continues, taking him steadily past the human average to genius level and beyond, until he's as intellectually alone as the old, foolish Charlie ever was--and now painfully aware of it. Then, ominously, the smart mouse Algernon begins to deteriorate...

Flowers for Algernon is a timeless tear-jerker with a terrific emotional impact. --David Langford --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.



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Flowers for Algernon is the journal of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded adult who becomes a genius after undergoing a brain operation. Keyes gives Charlie Gordon a voice that conveys the full range of emotions Charlie experiences before and after the operation. Keyes conveys the drama with such intensity that it becomes almost painful to listen: the yearning of an amiable adult who longs to be as smart as those around him, the pain of the transformed man who must live with the newfound memories of cruel childhood rejection, and finally the horror of his diminishing intellectual capacity. Flowers for Algernon has been popular in all its formatsÐshort story, television drama, movie and novel. This fine audio production should be equally so. C.R.A. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars there isn't a lot to be said about this book, Aug 11 2008
By T. Bigney (Nova Scotia, canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flowers for Algernon (Mass Market Paperback)
what a great book. It hooked me from the very first page, and I only stopped reading to make myself a coffee or use the bathroom.

You connect with Charlie Gordon, and you feel for him and root for him throughout the entire novel.

The ending was a perfect fit for the novel.

Check it out, add it to your "to read" list. It doesn't disappoint.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A touching, intelligent story, Aug 17 2006
This review is from: Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
This award-winning novel by Daniel Keyes is nearly perfect in its execution, with perhaps the minor quibble of some dated slang that's a slight detraction. But that alone is not enough to prevent the book from receiving a well-deserved five stars. Keyes doesn't hit a false note in his story of the rise and fall of Charlie, a mentally retarded custodian at a bakery who briefly becomes a towering genius thanks to an experimental brain operation, only to loose it all as the effects turn out to be temporary. Worse, Charlie's deterioration is beyond even his advanced abilities to stop or reverse it; he has to bear the slow terror of sliding back down to his previous diminished mental capacity, with the hint that he- like Algernon, the lab mouse of the book title that was first to benefit from the operation- might die too. Although considered by some to be a "just" a sentimental story with a tearjerk ending, Charlie is a fully realized character from start to finish, one whose plight keeps you turning the pages, which is why this novel rates so highly. If you're a new fan of science fiction, or just want to sample what the genre has to offer, Flowers for Algernon should be high on your "must read" list. A newer novel with a similar theme is An Audience for Einstein, another book with an emotionally charged, touching ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Flowers For Algernon, Sep 26 2005
This review is from: Flowers for Algernon (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was touching and meaningful. If you are a fan of faster paced books, this novel may not be for you. Flowers For Algernon moves relatively slowly, and readers grow attached to the main characters. Within the novel lies different messages concerning morals and everyday struggles.

Unique, and unlike any other books I have read before. You may want to pick it up and have a read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
wow-really a fantastic book. really. the only thing is that it was extremely sad, seriously-almost to the depressing point. Read more
Published on Sep 13 2005 by Hannah

4.0 out of 5 stars read it in grade school
This was one of the first books I remember reading and being totally consumed by until I finished reading it. Read more
Published on Dec 28 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars sad but ITS A great book!
this is a great book it teaches a great life lesson.. i had to read for my english class and i don't regret it. Read more
Published on Jul 6 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars book of morals
"Flowers for Algernon" is one of the most emotional books I have ever read. In this novel, you will follow the life of mentally retarded adult Charlie Gordon, and the... Read more
Published on Jul 3 2004 by Jane Lane's Twin

5.0 out of 5 stars This is Quality
If you have any heart at all, this science fiction novel will definitely make you weep. It shows the triumph and tragedy of challenge and change through the eyes of an innocent... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by le_baiser

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read
I loved and enjoyed this book thouroghly (sorry if i misspell). The book is about this 32 year old guy named Charlie, he is retarted and struggling. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by b.j. miller

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tragic, Touching, Life - Changing Book
Flowers for Algernon had me welling up by the fiftieth page. Charlie is one of the kindest people one could ever cross paths with, yet people still took advantage of him and... Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by algernons_aquaintance

5.0 out of 5 stars If I Could Give It Six Stars, I Would!!
Along with John Updikes's "Rabbit Run" this is one of the great novels I have ever read. Period. Through the eyes and heart of Charlie Gordon, we see the best and the worst of... Read more
Published on May 25 2004 by J. McAndrew

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving, wonderful, sad, and life-affirming
Oh, my God! This book is just incredible. There are only a handful of books that I've read over the years that really "stuck" with me. Read more
Published on May 18 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars A penny about thought
(I just want to preface this by saying i've only read the short story, not the actual novel, but i felt i had to get some opinions out there, so take it or leave it)

I found... Read more

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