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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

51 reviews

caseyjayner's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really loved and appreciated much of this, especially for it’s time.  I mostly read contemporary lit so I had to get used to outdated language and misogyny throughout, but when I set that aside I see this is a book arguing for the personhood of intellectually disabled people.  The main character is complex- both likable and self-centered and traumatized by physical and emotional abuse.  I didn’t like the end, but the last couple lines were more hopeful than the rest of the end. 

Easy words, tough read.  
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wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OUCH. This is my second time reading it in full and it still punched me in the gut. I knew what was going to happen but it was still so impactful and emotional

Being from the 1950's some of the language is outdated
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tungstenmouse's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Certain sentences haven’t aged well but this was excellent. I’m very sad but also very happy I read it. 
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ak97x's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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kather_doc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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luckyone's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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alehsxsz's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Tenho esse livro na estante há séculos, mas até hoje não havia tido aquela iluminação de um momento pra pegar e ler. Quando o momento finalmente chegou, foi uma surpresa boa pra mim, que até então nunca tinha ido atrás de resenhas nem nada do tipo pra "sondar" a história. 

Flores pra Algernon é uma história que eu não tenho como descrever com outras palavras além de forte e extremamente sensível. O livro aborda diversos questionamento profundos como ética científica, como a sociedade trata pessoas marginalizadas, etc de uma forma super interessante. Nos momentos iniciais temos toda a mudança da escrita, a evolução da comunicação do personagem e acompanhamos a ascensão e queda de um Charlie produto da ciência, os questionamentos que surgem com seu aprendizado e a gradual mudança de percepção que ele tem a partir de si mesmo conforme passa a adquirir mais conhecimento e compreender seu passado e como as pessoas o tratam. 

Apesar de um pouco densa em algumas partes, a narrativa é filosófica e interessante.
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mirandyli's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I can see how this book was considered ahead of its time when it was written. There are still many themes that resonate today, even though the language is antiquated.
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alisazhup's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

:(
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jeremie's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

parts of this definitely teeter on being just misery for misery’s sake which is to its detriment, but i’m too taken by charlie as a protagonist to rate it any lower.
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