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reviewed Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Millennium SF Masterworks S)

Daniel Keyes: Flowers for Algernon (Paperback, 2000, Gollancz)

Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind …

Review of 'Flowers for Algernon' on 'Goodreads'

This was a difficult read, with bullying, child abuse and the general attitude to learning difficulties at the time. But I think it was well done, and when I didn't like smart Charlie I felt like it was purposeful.