Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes

[TheJimi]

Has anyone else read this? Any thoughts?

I finished it last night. It's the best book I've read in quite a long time, such a brilliant, and tragic story.

[thatdude]

I read this a little while ago, and it really got me too. A great scifi story, a cautionary tale too - just how clever do we want ourselves to be? A little ignorance about the world and life is perhaps a blessing.


If you're much of a scifi reader, I recommend Hyperion by Dan Simmons. A long one, but lots of little stories within.

[Halb]

Not read either of the above, but I love Illium and Olmpos by Simmons.

[thatdude]

I'll check them out, I like how Dan Simmons writes

[TheJimi]

Halb said:

Not read either of the above, but I love Illium and Olmpos by Simmons.

Hal, seriously, read Flowers for Algernon

[Nom de ploom]

we read this in school in English 20 odd years ago and I'm sure it stands the test of time.

there was a film too iirc not sure how good it was - might have had jeff daniels in it?

great read though.

[LandR]

I'm about half way through it, really enjoying it so far.

[Nimby]

R.I.P. Daniel Keyes

Edited by Nimby on Wednesday 18th June 17:09

[TheJimi]

Flowers for Daniel

[knotweed]

R.I.P.

I read this at school, years ago. It's stayed with me. I've been meaning to read it again.