Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes

Welcome back to our book club!
This month, we'll read "Flowers for Algernon", by Daniel Keyes, a classic of science-fiction literature.
This event is free. All you need to do is read the book and share your thoughts! :)

The Book

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?

The Author

Daniel Keyes (1927–2014) was an American author best known for Flowers for Algernon. Born in Brooklyn, Keyes studied psychology at Brooklyn College, an influence clearly reflected in his writing.
Originally published as a short story in 1959, Flowers for Algernon was later expanded into a novel that won the Nebula Award and remains widely read today. Keyes also wrote "The Minds of Billy Milligan", a nonfiction work exploring dissociative identity disorder. His writing is remembered for its psychological depth and emotional impact.