Flowers For Algernon

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Daniel Keyes: Flowers For Algernon (Hardcover, 2004, Turtleback Books)

library binding, 320 pages

Published June 14, 2004 by Turtleback Books.

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978-1-4176-3018-9
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Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind of mental twilight. He knew knowledge was important and had learned to read and write after a fashion, but he also knew he wasn't nearly as bright as most of the people around him. There was even a white mouse named Algernon who outpaced Charlie in some ways. But a remarkable operation had been performed on Algernon, and now he was a genius among mice. Suppose Charlie underwent a similar operation... ([source][1])

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Yes, I just now, at the age of 37, just read Flowers of Algernon for the first time. I had dismissed it for so long, assuming it was a tear-jerker like Of Mice and Men. Having two special needs sons, I was honestly afraid of reading it. Luckily, as I read it, I saw very little parallels with Charlie and either of my boys. What I found instead was an interesting psychological exploration, some of which was a bit stereotypical and dated, but a great story nonetheless. Even knowing what would happen in the end, I still felt surprised and teary. This book is a must read for everyone.

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