"A tale that is convincing, suspectful and touching..." -- "The New York Times."
"Fascinating, agonizing... Superb." -- "Birmingham News."
"This novel should be on your 'must read' list." -- "Palm Beach Post-Times."
"Strikingly original..." -- "Publishers' Weekly."
"Absorbing... Immensely original... Going to be read for a long time to come." -- "Library Journal."
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Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in a semi-literate "progris riports". He dimly wants to better himself but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving:
I dint feel bad because I watched Algernon and I lernd how to finish the amaze even if it takes me along time.
I dint know mice were so smart.
Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration, the effects begin to show and the reports steadily improve: "Punctuation, is fun!" But getting smarter brings cruel shocks, as Charlie realises that his merry "friends" at the bakery where he sweeps the floor have all along been laughing at him, never with him. The IQ rise continues, taking him steadily past the human average to genius level and beyond, until he's as intellectually alone as the old, foolish Charlie ever was--and now painfully aware of it. Then, ominously, the smart mouse Algernon begins to deteriorate ...
A timeless tear-jerker with a terrific emotional impact, Flowers for Algernon is the 25th choice in the millennium SF Masterworks series. --David Langford
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius.and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie? Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius.and introduces him to heartache. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780151001637