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Reader reviewed by Diana

Flowers for Algernon is a touching, and tear wrenching story about a mentally handicaped man named Charley. Charley who has a very low IQ is being used as a test subject for a new drug that is supposed to raise your IQ greatly in a matter of weeks. As this drug begins to work Charley begins making changes in his life and really improving himself. But soon the scientest find out that this drugs effects are not permenant. Charleys IQ begins to drop until it is lower then it was to begin with and he becomes weak and can not go on.

This is a really sad and moving novel that makes you feel everything Charley is going through. Everyone should defently go out and read it today.