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Description

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... read more

Memorable Quotes

  • “I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being - one of the many ways - and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to tak will help me understand what I am becoming.”
    Charlie Gordon

First Sentence

Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on.

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  1. Daniel Keyes (Author)
 

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