I had a tough time getting into this book. It's written entirely as progress reports (more like journal entries) by the main character, Charlie. And at the start of the book, Charlie is barely literate. For me, that made the first 40 pages or so a struggle to get through. But then Charlie undergoes ...
This book is a roller coaster; it's fast paced and your emotions are struck down like pins in a bowling game. This kind of science fiction focuses on what humanity has already been attempting to do. And because it is so close to reality in a way the reader can identify closely and we become weaved i...
The first time I read this, I thought of it in terms of how long science fiction and horror will ride the same bus. Of course, that was 20 years ago. Now I see the wheel of fate and I feel so much sorrow for Charlie. On the other hand, I'm satisfied that I've had my whole life to enjoy, rather th...
This book...It's a classic. Hmmm... Now I have acquired an appreciation for classic it seems. Earlier, I used to swear up and down that I would never pick up a classic unless required by my school curriculum. I was a very naive reader. The word 'classic' automatically flashed my mind to Jane Austen,...
Flowers for Algernon is an amazingly poignant story that follows the rise and fall of one Charlie Gordon, a 32-year-old mentally challenged man. The book explores a number of important themes that include the effects of intelligence to a person, to the way a person sees another person and the way so...
I mistakenly read the novella first, then I searched for the expanded novel. The format of the story with the progress reports was excellent. But I felt that in the expansion there was too much focus on Charlie's romantic relationship. I also didn't really like the way Charlie separated his current ...
A story that is both inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. My skin crawled at the cruelty of those who treated Charlie poorly and as if he were practically inhuman - those that did it intentionally as well as those who did it unintentionally.On the surface, this book is a short story that wi...
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