Flowers for Algernon [Kindle Edition] Author: Daniel Keyes | Language: English | ISBN:
B003WJQ74E | Format: PDF, EPUB
Flowers for Algernon Epub Free
You can download Flowers for Algernon [Kindle Edition] Epub Free for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link 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?
An American classic that inspired the award-winning movie Charly. Direct download links available for Flowers for Algernon Epub Free
- File Size: 341 KB
- Print Length: 321 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 015603008X
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (December 1, 2007)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003WJQ74E
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,308 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #4
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Literature & Fiction > Classics - #11
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Classics > American - #16
in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Classics
- #4
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Literature & Fiction > Classics - #11
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Classics > American - #16
in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Classics
I was so surprised by this book. Flowers For Algernon was one of the best books I've read this year and I really wasn't expecting it.
It is the story of Charlie Gordon, a man in his thirties with mental retardation. Charlie is the subject of a psychological research project at a university that is examining the effects of a new surgical procedure on mental retardation. Charlie's estranged sister gives the university permission to perform the procedure on Charlie. The procedure proves to be at least a temporary success and Charlie goes from having mental retardation to having an IQ of 185 in a manner of weeks.
The experiment is initially tried on a white mouse named Algernon. Algernon is tested through a complex maze where he is rewarded by food after reaching the end. Charlie races Algernon with a maze of his own and receives a shock if he goes the wrong way. At the beginning of the book, Algernon beats Charlie to the finish line every time. But Charlie soon soars past Algernon and through the process grows close to the mouse.
The book is written in the form of journal entries kept by Charlie for the experiment. At the beginning of the book, words are misspelled, ideas are vague, and relationships are simple. As the book progresses, so does Charlie's thought process and so do his relationships. Charlie learns what true love is as he falls in love with his teacher, Alice. He learns what physical love is as he comes into contact with his artistic and eccentric neighbor, Fay. And he learns the pains of relational love as he relives memories of his family and friends.
What was most touching to me about this book were these flashbacks and moments of recognition.
Book Preview
Flowers for Algernon Download
Please Wait...