Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Rating: 4/5

To examine this novel was a little difficult because I was listening to it as an audiobook, and at various times, but it proved to be a very intriguing book. The story of the protagonist develops as he undergoes a surgery to "become smart" from his mental-illness; his train of thought, vocabulary, and speech all slowly modify as he customs to his newfound intelligence, which provides a new perspective at each part of the book. Each chapter exhibits a new "progress report" he is required to write in to remember his thoughts, feelings, and progression as he continues through this major change in his life. I thought the story ending very well, and unexpectedly in a sad way, and I loved seeing the character progress in his short-lived freedom.