This janitor was Awakeningsis my Flowers for Algernon as somehow I saw the movie at 8 years old long before I read the story. When I was in Junior High or High School we read an abridged version and I found the full book afterwards and have read it several times over the years. There's also a movie The short story "Flowers for Algernon" uses Charlie's written narration to depict his transformation, offering a deep, personal insight into his mental changes, which the movie adaptation Hey everyone – here are some of my thoughts of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The theme of acceptance resonated deeply, especially with the characters at the bakery. I'm Read the short story in Elementary School. It's one of my few books that I consistently go back to and it breaks my heart every time. He Flowers For Algernon: short story vs. Algernon dies in the hands of Charlie, who secretly buries him to prevent him from being dissected. It's missing random words, misspelling Charlie's misspellings, and for some reason won't find certain words 240 votes, 52 comments. full novel : r/books r/books Current search is within r/books Remove r/books filter and expand search to all of Reddit I recently read Flowers For Algernon, and I completely agree with your thoughts on Charlie's tragic yet powerful story. Matthew Modine managed to quite believably transform himself into the various personas for this movie -- a very demanding role. Is the movie any good? If it does the novel justice, I might watch it to help with moving on. So many different people, with the most distant tastes in books, have suggested me FFA for years: emotional, rich, beautifully written, I just finished Flowers for Algernon and towards the end I was actually sobbing. I know this book Hi. It is a great book. I don't think you would classify this as an excellent movie Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Flowers for Algernon A review of the tv movie Flowers for Algernon (2000) starring Matthew Modine. While Charlie cannot relate to anyone else throughout the story, the book is very relatable. Finally picked up the novel, this passage particularly struck me as I'm applying to grad school: "BurtThe same thing happened when I tried to discuss Chaucer With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest Based on Daniel Keyes's novel in which a bakery worker with a low IQ is chosen to take part in a new medical procedure which could turn him into a genius. He goes back to the bakery. In Fallout 4 they had a story/character that was a throwback to Flowers for Algernon. What did you think of the book? If you haven't read it yet, you gonna?Le. But this time, the whole thing was in a brand new light to me. This movie didn't have to include any special effects, yet felt fresh and deeply engaging, still, today. Unlike many, I watched this movie before listening to the audiobook. I lump Flowers for Algernon with War of the Worlds and Fahrenheit 451 in terms of classic books with simple (-ish) concepts that are so inherent I like to give the kids PDF copies of our books, and my Flowers for Algernon is not good. Would also love to hear I loved the book, and I have recommended it to a lot of people on various Reddit threads. Am I alone in how much this book affects me? Seriously now, as a 40-something, one of my most vivid childhood memories is still coming across Flowers for Algernon as an excerpt in my 8th grade literature Flowers for Algernon really makes me cry. The movie tells the story of a young man named Charlie Gordon, who is mentally handicapped and who Flowers for Algernon tells the story of Charlie, a man with an intellectual disability, who, after undergoing surgery, becomes smarter than the doctors themselves. At times he Flowers for Algernon movie information, reviews, trailers. This is an excellent read. Flowers for Algernon is my favorite book by a fair margin. Has anyone used any of the adaptations for "Flowers for Algernon" in teaching the novel? If so, which one did you use? Would you recommend it? I know there are like 3-4 different versions that I I have finally read the long acclaimed Flowers for Algernon ('FFA'). Saying goodbye to Alice, who is in love with him, heartbroken at how the The acting of both Modine and Kelli Williams lends strong weight and makes this movie very watchable. I just finished Flowers for Algernon and I don’t know what to feel (spoilers) I don’t even know what to say. An intellectually disabled man undergoes surgery to try to I can’t get over it as I lie wide awake here at 3AM with Charlie’s story still filling my mind. If you haven't already, The World According to I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. Yeah, both this and Flowers for Algernon hit ALL the feels. I always had a research subject as opposed to an animal approach to mice, Flowers for Algernon is one of only two (now three) books that have caused me to have a complete emotional breakdown while reading it. Still both make me cry as an adult but it's been decades since I've read Flowers for I re-read flowers for Algernon after what seemed like an eternity. Well worth it.
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