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getting the book now! happy about the reboot!
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Excited! I bought it and have been waiting for the perfect time to read it!
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Whether you're starting fresh today or already a few chapters in, feel free to dive in with your thoughts, questions, and reactions (spoiler tags if needed!).
Let’s kick off this reboot the Gilmore way: coffee in hand, book in lap, emotions fully braced. ☕📖💬
I just finished the book yesterday. I really enjoyed it and while I thought the ending was sad I thought it was the best ending possible
I read it during last year of middle school, loved it
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Finally finished this yesterday☺️ I really appreciated the story as some of the themes touched on areas of conflict that happened with my own family.
This will be the first for the group re-boot, and we’re starting strong (and maybe a little weepy) with Flowers for Algernon, a modern classic and a staple of many school reading lists — including, of course, Rory Gilmore’s.
📖 Flowers for Algernon follows Charlie Gordon, a man with an intellectual disability who undergoes an experimental procedure to increase his intelligence. Told through his progress reports, the story is both uplifting and heartbreaking, asking what it means to be human, to be “smart,” and to be truly known.
🧠 This book gives us so much to talk about:
• How did you feel about the format and structure?
• Were there moments that hit you harder than you expected?
• How did your perception of Charlie shift as the book progressed?
• Did the ending wreck you? (Be honest.)
Post thoughts, quotes, questions, or cry-face emojis — whatever feels right. Just remember to mark spoilers if you’re posting specifics that could affect the reading experience.
☕ Let’s channel our inner Rory and dive into some deeply emotional, classic lit discussion. Gilmore girls, guys, and pals — your thoughts?