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A review by theseasoul
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
4.0
|| 4 ⭐️ ||
I seem to remember reading this book for school in Jr. High or sometime around then. The general gist of the plot was familiar, and I remembered it being really thought-provoking. And it really was. It was also pretty sad, though.
It’s amazing how Keyes managed to communicate Charlie’s rise in his IQ with almost imperceptible changes from journal entry to entry. That must’ve taken a lot of skill!
|| Content warnings ||
Part of Charlie’s journey to intelligence involves discovering sexual feelings. He sleeps with two women out of wedlock, and there are references to nudity. It’s not too graphic, but it’s a fairly big part of the plot. Enough to get on my nerves.
I seem to remember reading this book for school in Jr. High or sometime around then. The general gist of the plot was familiar, and I remembered it being really thought-provoking. And it really was. It was also pretty sad, though.
It’s amazing how Keyes managed to communicate Charlie’s rise in his IQ with almost imperceptible changes from journal entry to entry. That must’ve taken a lot of skill!
|| Content warnings ||
Part of Charlie’s journey to intelligence involves discovering sexual feelings. He sleeps with two women out of wedlock, and there are references to nudity. It’s not too graphic, but it’s a fairly big part of the plot. Enough to get on my nerves.