Flowers for Algernon

Cried all the way home.

Ok I’m going to be completely honest…I didn’t read what this book was about when I bought it. I actually picked it up because a friend of mine said it was his favorite book. I went into it blindly and I’m so glad I did.

I struggle with reading classics, but I was able to listen to this on audiobook while I followed along. I can’t get over how great this was! I loved Charlie and his huge heart & eagerness to learn. His mom was my least favorit...read more

The concept and plot were really interesting but the writing was a lot of heavy-handed "telling" instead of "showing" because it was a diary format. As the character grew more brilliant he was supposedly more familiar with the arts but his writing only showed increased science knowledge. We were told he enjoyed and understood literature but the diary writing didn't reach literary subtlety so it felt false.

for those with patience...

Just sad. That's all you need to know. Read it. Cry. I almost did.