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Book Review of Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon
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One of my favorites.

Flowers for Algernon explains the amazing story of Charlie Gordon. Born with an unusally low IQ he has been choosen for a new surgery to hopefully imporve his intelligence. The same procedure which has been proved sucessful on a lab mouse, Algernon. Charlie is tired of spending hours wondering why his co-workers and the people around him make fun of him and laugh. Algernon and Charlie become close friends and the surgery looks bright for Charlie, until Algernon suddenly starts to forget the new things he has learned...

A story that will break your heart and show you just how cruel the world can really be. It will open your eyes and change the way you think. Inspiration on every page. A MUST read.