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Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

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Jan 10, 2013 Mr. Twinkie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: masterpieces, my-top-10-science-fiction-books, 5-stars, 1950-1960, good-fiction

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A masterpiece in its own right. Keyes novel is an emotional journey of human understanding and development. Following Charlie from retard to brilliant genius is trip few should be without. Telling the story through the structure of a diary was a brilliant choice by Keyes and even with a few weird scenes this book never stops from shining. Quite the contrary. The book only becomes stronger and stronger towards the end making this one of the greates pieces of litterature this reviewer ...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Alexis rated it liked it

I gave this three stars purely because it made me cry harder than I ever have at a book. I know stories cant always have a happy plot but I was rooting for Charlie. This made me look at mentally handicapped people in such a different light. I love books that change my life and this one was on the level of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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