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I really didn't know much about this book going into it except that I had heard/read a few people talk about what a great book it was. Now that I've read it, you can add me to the club of people who loved this book. Told from Charlie's viewpoint as he writes frequent progress reports as part of a project, the reader sees Charlie form a bond with Algernon, a mouse, who is participating in the same project. Ultimately this is a book about the meaning of happiness, friendship, and how life doesn't
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That was really good, but rather depressing.
Like many of the people here, I was assigned the short story to read in school, and I loved it so much that my dad bought me the book and we read it together. A bit uncomfortable reading the more sexual passages with my dad, but it was worth it. The end of the book feels like someone knifing you in the heart and twisting, but in the best possible way. I still get a twinge every time I hear or read the title.
There was nothing wrong with this book. It was just sad. And I so I cheated and read the rest of the plot online and decided I didn't want to bum myself out anymore. From what I read of it (little more than half) this was a good book. It just wasn't for me.
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Sep 27, 2012
Krysta
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Kate
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Thorn
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