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Flowers for Algernon is a beautiful and poignant story. Daniel Keyes effectively teaches us about the issue of living with a disability as well as parenting a child with a disability, love, respect, and the essential need for human connection and affection.
Feb 16, 2019 · This "Flowers for Algernon" review will assess the amazing journey of this timeless story of Charlie, who wants to be smart like everyone else at all costs. What he doesn't realize is that intelligence isn't going to fix everything.
May 7, 2018 · Flowers for Algernon was powerful and absolutely amazing, and I’m so so glad it finally came to my attention. Though the book was easy to read, it was at the same time heart wrenching and thought-provoking.
Apr 17, 2020 · Flowers for Algernon is so powerful because of the multifaceted questions it raises about intelligence, ethics, psychology, and compassion. Was Charlie’s operation ethical? How does intelligence affect people’s perceptions of the world? How did Charlie’s childhood turn him into the person he grew up to be?
May 24, 2021 · “Flowers for Algernon,” first published in 1959, is considered a landmark work in both science fiction and disability literature. It was expanded into a novel of the same name, which was published in 1966.
Jun 7, 2024 · May 2024’s selection was the classic 1966 sci fi novel, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. This book column, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Library, features our review on each selection.
In frustration, Charlie kidnaps Algernon and they hide out in New York City together. He meets Fay, an unemployed artist and free spirit, and gets a hands-on course in women and debauchery in ways he had only dreamed of.
