238 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399607766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 01 January 2022
Description
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. But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation prec...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,020 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
reflective 72%
challenging 28%
dark 24%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 16%
tense 11%
informative 8%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Child abuse, BullyingModerate
Animal death, Sexual contentMinor
Suicidal thoughts238 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399607766
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 01 January 2022
Description
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. But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation prec...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,020 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
reflective 72%
challenging 28%
dark 24%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 16%
tense 11%
informative 8%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Child abuse, BullyingModerate
Animal death, Sexual contentMinor
Suicidal thoughts