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Flowers For Algernon

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Updated: May 1, 2005

Content length: 311 pages

language: English

Source: amazon

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With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance--until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie?

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What makes Flowers for Algernon unforgettable is how intimate it feels: told through Charlie’s progress reports, you experience his life from the inside—his longing to be “normal,” the surge of intelligence after an experimental procedure, and the emotional fallout as he learns what people really mean (and what they’ve done). It’s not just a story you read; it’s a transformation you live with him.SparkNotes+1

The novel’s power comes from its questions, not just its premise: it probes ethics and informed consent in human experimentation, the way society treats disability, and the uneasy tradeoffs between intelligence, identity, and happiness. It’s also a decorated classic—the original short story won a Hugo Award, and the expanded novel won a Nebula Award—which matches the emotional impact page for page.