He buries Algernon and requests that people leave flowers for him when they can. However, a mouse named Algernon who had the same procedure before Charlie begins to grow sickly and die and Charlie fears that he, too will experience this degradation of his new found intelligence.Įventually, Charlie realizes that his mental handicap is coming back and takes himself to a state home to leave in peace. After having an operation, Charlie does begin to grow more intelligent until he eventually becomes a genius. It's about the nature of intelligence and how intelligence can be divisive.Through the reports, Charlie takes the reader on a journey in which he undergoes an experimental medical procedure designed to make him grow exponentially more intelligent. I read it in the plane and I felt a little embarrassed when I started to weep at the end of the book' Goodreads reviewer, 'One of those stories I wish I would have read years earlier. It is a fast read but is is very powerful and heartbreaking. Required reading, as far as I am concerned' Wil Wheaton 'This book is extraordinary, one of my favorites. You won't be able to put it down' Goodreads reviewer, 'Heartbreaking and beautiful. I rarely cry while reading a book but I couldn't help myself here. The whole book, written in diary entries, let us see how it affects his life and how he struggles through it. I'm a huge fan of science fiction that doesn't seem too far away something that I could imagine being just around the corner - and that's how I felt about Flowers for Algernon' Goodreads reviewer, 'You're watching Charlie, the main character, go through an experimental procedure that increases his IQ. Readers can't stop reading Flowers For Algernon: 'I am finding it hard to put into words the vast range of emotions I experienced while reading this tale of hope, perseverance, truth and humanity. But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary. heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian 'A timeless tearjerker' Independent Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius. The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence 'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance.
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