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A review by venusinlove
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this book was so ahead of its time. it's actually mind-blowing. i feel like everyone should read it.
the narrator was phenomenal! it took you from the rawness of the person who was "stupid" to the highly intelligent one with his thoughts and feelings, so good. I've been having a hard time finding good audiobooks and this one really hit the heart, not only because of the narrator but because the story was very complex too and I'm sure it took a lot from him to represent such a person like Charlie.
the sole ups and downs of this story made me tear up on a few occasions. i hated how differently everyone treated Charlie. no matter if he was smart or not he still remained disliked with the only difference being that when his IQ was not so high he didn't feel the negative feelings almost everyone around him was giving out.
this book got imprinted on my mind and I'm sure i won't be able to forget it for a long time.
the narrator was phenomenal! it took you from the rawness of the person who was "stupid" to the highly intelligent one with his thoughts and feelings, so good. I've been having a hard time finding good audiobooks and this one really hit the heart, not only because of the narrator but because the story was very complex too and I'm sure it took a lot from him to represent such a person like Charlie.
this book got imprinted on my mind and I'm sure i won't be able to forget it for a long time.