Flowers for Algernon
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...
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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 favorite character, but I can understand empathically how difficult it could have been for her to want so much for her son and being unable to help him. I think this is one of those books that everyone should read.
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 favorite character, but I can understand empathically how difficult it could have been for her to want so much for her son and being unable to help him. I think this is one of those books that everyone should read.
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