Flowers for Algernon Paperback - 2009
by Daniel Keyes
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Readers overwhelmingly describe Daniel Keyes’s Flowers for Algernon as a devastating, humane classic that pairs an ingenious diary-format narrative with a searing exploration of intelligence, dignity, memory, and the ethics of experimentation. Many report being emotionally wrecked—especially by the ending—while praising how the evolving prose tracks Charlie’s ascent and decline and fosters deep empathy for people with intellectual disabilities. The book is widely recommended beyond genre boundaries as accessible, character-driven speculative fiction rather than hard sci-fi; some also discuss school editions, censorship debates, and mixed-to-strong screen adaptations. Dissenting voices cite dated 1960s attitudes and gender archetypes, occasional drag in the expanded novel, and uneven handling of sexuality, but the consensus remains strongly positive.
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- Title Flowers for Algernon
- Author Daniel Keyes
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 310
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harcourt Inc.
- Publication date 2009-10
- ISBN 9780156035767 / 0156035766
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.9 in (17.27 x 10.41 x 2.29 cm)
- Reading level 910
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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