Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
Taste attributes: science fictiondramapsychologicalfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growthself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeAn original science-fiction novel that is small-scale, stirring and heightened. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind of mental twilight. He knew knowledge was important and had learned to read and write after a fashion, but he also knew he wasn't nearly as bright as most of the people around him. There was even a white mouse named Algernon who outpaced Charlie in some ways.
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- Daniel Keyes
- Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 274
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