Best Flowers For Algernon Reddit Mostly directed towards those of us who have burned out or stagnated, Well worth it, As Flowers for Algernon is published by my favorite publisher in Brazil I've always had it on radar, but never bought because I'm more of a space opera, Asimov's robots and PKD-like craziness fan, This week we're covering June 29th through the end of the book, I finished it 5 minutes before writing this post and haven't stopped crying since, I don't really consider myself artistic but I loved making an army of penguins, I am little more empathetic towards them, more careful and more attentive, My girl's stepdad lent me the book last weekend, said it was a good book, easy reading and very interesting, I was also impressed by how Daniel Keyes integrated Plato's allegory of the cave into the narrative, adding depth to the storytelling, If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook, Hi, But yes, very heavy with a sad ending, What a sad, but powerful, story! I think someone here or maybe someone in r/suggestmeabook recommended it but I wanted to comment here (without spoilers), We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us, While it is over half a century old, it is considered one of the best science fiction books ever written, I loved the book, and I have recommended it to a lot of people on various Reddit threads, I think the book does an amazing job at that, I loved the message about the value of life, Am I alone in how much this book affects me? Flowers for Algernon is one of only two (now three) books that have caused me to have a complete emotional breakdown while reading it, Okay, so Flowers for Algernon was originally published as a short story, which was incredibly effective and moving, “Its easy to make frends if you let pepul laff at you, Nonetheless, I decided Yeah, both this and Flowers for Algernon hit ALL the feels, I know some may think it's not that profound, but for me I definitely believe it is a literary masterpiece, especially for it's time, I always had a research subject as opposed to an animal approach to mice, but now it hit me differently, I guess this is a review of sorts, Any other recommendations that are similar in tone and themes? 22 votes, 11 comments, Algernon Why did you give me a heart? Flowers for Algernon Just a shout out to a great book I just finished and a great reader, Jeff Woodman, Is this an effective technique for showing Charlie's rise and decline? Sep 16, 2025 ยท Today, we will be reviewing the classic science fiction novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, The 2000 version is available for free, but I'm not sure if it's any good, Still both make me cry as an adult but it's been decades since I've read Flowers for Algernon and every time I see Awakenings on tv I have to stop & watch it and cry, (self, I hope you guys enjoy it! r/Ceramics • Flowers For Algernon Does this story resonate with any other older Aspies? For those who haven't read the book, it's a straight forward science fiction novel written in the first person about a young man with a low IQ who instantly acquires average then eventually above average IQ through some experimental treatment, What should I read next once I'm over this trauma? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us, I read Flowers for Algernon in 8th grade before the… Yeah, both this and Flowers for Algernon hit ALL the feels, I just finished Flowers for Algernon, Below is a summary of our climax and eventual conclusion, I just finished Flowers for Algernon and towards the end I was actually sobbing, Seriously crying, like with snot and everything, While Charlie cannot relate to anyone else throughout the story, the book is very relatable, Most of the time, the main character Finished Flowers For Algernon and the moment I got to the last page, tears started rolling down, While I don't have access to a digital copy of "Charly," it concerns me "Flowers for Algernon" truly has a knack for touching those deep places in our hearts and minds, That’s why they leave flowers on his grave and that’s why it’s called “Flowers for I’ve been waiting for this post since I was 12 years old because that’s when my teacher assigned me Flower for Algernon as summer reading, This is a moderated subreddit, Was floored by the philosophical explorations of intelligence, emotions and personal identity, This is the most wonderful, SAD, book I've listened to, The cause of the emotions that Charlie feels is science fiction based, but the emotions themselves are very familiar, But this time, the whole thing was in a brand new light to me, Well, the title is self-explanatory but I will extend myself a bit, I started dreading the ending ever since Algernon started acting weird,
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