Fifty-second book of 2020
Reading period: Jun 27th 2020 – June 29th 2020
Summary
Charlie Gordon, a floor sweeper born with an unusually low IQ, has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that doctors hope will increase his intelligence – a procedure that has been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. All Charlie wants is to be smart and have friends, but the treatment turns him into a genius.
Then Algernon begins to fade. What will become of Charlie?
Rating
Review
I am so happy to reread this novel. The first time I read it, I was 14 years old, and I was astonished by it. I live this feeling again, even if I am 13 years older.
The story is about Charlie and his evolution following an operation. I was crushed by what happened to him as he starts to discover his story and learn about the world that surrounds him.
The writing is excellent because the easiest way to see Charlie’s evolution is the evolution of the writing. The fact that you see it as you are reading add to the attachment you can have toward Charlie (and Algernon).
I will reread it for sure, but I am going to wait for a little as it was a heartbreaking read.
Liz.
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