It will make you reflect on your own life, shed buckets, and completely and utterly break your heart. With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for. Flowers for Algernon was without a doubt one of those – the supreme angels of book-kind – and I can’t begin to say how much of an effect this book can have on you. Few books can replicate that lingering feeling you receive after reading: the kind that stay with you a few days after you’ve finished it. The story, about an intellectually disabled man whose IQ is tripled as the result of an experimental operation, was widely acclaimed and enormously popular. I’ve been reduced to tears by three books in my life and I will unashamedly admit that Flowers for Algernon is one of them. Daniel Keyes (1927 - 2014) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.A. It’s an over-used word – and risks sounding clichéd – but this book is simply beautiful. He never fully develops emotionally, but that doesn’t seem to matter. Charlie is even more isolated with an IQ of 185 than he was with one of 68, but it’s his insight that allows him to see that he is still the same person, regardless. More importantly, it seeks out the unflinchingly honest message that our humanity is not measured by how smart we are, but rather by our kindness, love and interaction with others. Flowers for Algernon is a book that says to you: ‘I want you to question everything you know’.
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