I think I am going to read it! I read about it in Everything Everything by Nichola Yoon and I was wanting to read it but I was not sure if it was worth the read.
I read it for the first time in 8th grade then listened to the audiobook a year ago. I missed so much the first time around and I’m glad I re-read it. My dad recommended I read it actually it was a required reading for him in high school.
Yes. I actually had to read it my high school literature class. Very good. Then we watched the old movie. Our teacher liked to do that. Book first, then the movie. ?
@Kimberly It works well. Now, this was my sophomore literature class, not middle school, but it should still work. I remember middle school literature class doing something similar when we first read the outsiders, then watch the movie. In my high school class, we would read the book, then we would watch the movie and our teacher would point out a lot of the differences between the movie and the book, then we would have our test or final on the subject. That way people who didn’t get the understanding or comprehension from the book, got it from the movie as well. A lot of lightbulbs were turned on for the visual learners after we watched the movie and debated points between the movie and the book. It was one of my all-time favorite classes, and she was one of my favorite teachers.???
It is a required book for 5th grade in Lincoln California if it comes up for your child my recommendations are please read it first and be able to discuss it with them heavy topics.
I found it heartbreakingly wonderful.
I think I am going to read it! I read about it in Everything Everything by Nichola Yoon and I was wanting to read it but I was not sure if it was worth the read.
Quick read… Very sad.
Thanks! I’m thinking about it but I am not sure I want to be bawling my eyes out.
Yes!
Thank you! I think I am going to read it.
i read it so long ago i forgot what it is about!
I absolutely loved Flowers for Algernon!!
Thanks!!! I am about to go and order it from Amazon.
Enjoyed it
Sticks with you!
Great book but have the tissues handy!
Had to read it in school
Only with hankies handy.
Oh yes!
Fabulous, keep hanky on stand-by.
Yessss, it was so good
Absolutely! ?
ABSOLUTELY! YOU WILL ~L*O*V*E~ IT! Seriously!!!
oh yes
Yes but it’s very sad ?.???
YES!
I read it in high school, but it’s still a story I think about often
Great read!
Read it 100 years ago (or maybe 40)
I still remember that it was a great book
Yes!
Incredible! I get goosebumps just thinking about it.
Yep
I read it for the first time in 8th grade then listened to the audiobook a year ago. I missed so much the first time around and I’m glad I re-read it. My dad recommended I read it actually it was a required reading for him in high school.
Love it
I read in high school, then again just a few years ago. So good, and yes, sad.
YES!
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Our community theatre just did that play. It was a great story.
Very sad
Yes! I read it in high school and I loved it!
Read the book. In 1968 it was made into a movie called Charly. Loved that, too. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/
Yes, definitely! But be prepared to cry your eyes out!
Amazing. Such a powerful story!
We had to read it in grade 8. From what I remember it was actually a good book despite the odd title
I haven’t, but my son recommends it.
Yes
Such a beautiful story. It’s on my Top Ten. Highly recommended to anyone who likes a great book (light read).
Light read? Surely you mean short. It totally is NOT light, it is heartbreaking
So sad…
Yes yes yes. I read it roughly 50 years ago and have never forgotten it.
I read it in high school after seeing the movie. I remember liking both a great deal.
Yes
I cannot say Yes loud enough
Yes and yes
Wonderful book! I still cry at the end every time I read it.
i highly recommend it!
Yes, when I was younger but I still remember it as heartbreaking. Worth reading for sure.
Read it years ago and remember it fondly
Good book very sad
Still fond.memories of reading it decades ago.
Yes!
Yes! The writing is a key element of the very powerful story!
I read it many years ago, and it was a great book.
The movie Charly was also really good.
Yes! This is a wonderful book.
Amazing, sweet, sad book. I read it in high school. Highly recommend.
I read it during University.
Yes and yes.
Excellent. I assigned it in a class on intelligence that i taught for years.
It is a sad one.
Read it two week ago, very good and to me, very eye-opening. But also heart-wrenching !
A long time ago. I cried
Yes. Its a beautiful story that really shows what humanity is. Its sad but a story worth investing. Guaranteed tissues.
Everyone would recommend it. It’s worth reading twice or more.
Excellent!
Easy read but I loved it.
I will never forget Cliff Robertson in that role.???
Great book. Highly recommended!
Yes. I actually had to read it my high school literature class. Very good. Then we watched the old movie. Our teacher liked to do that. Book first, then the movie. ?
Sometimes the older ways were the better ways. Kudos to your teacher ???
@Michael
I still do it that way. Lol. Book first, then movie. ???
I do that with my Middle Schoolers. We just did this with FFA a few weeks ago.
@Kimberly
It works well. Now, this was my sophomore literature class, not middle school, but it should still work. I remember middle school literature class doing something similar when we first read the outsiders, then watch the movie.
In my high school class, we would read the book, then we would watch the movie and our teacher would point out a lot of the differences between the movie and the book, then we would have our test or final on the subject. That way people who didn’t get the understanding or comprehension from the book, got it from the movie as well. A lot of lightbulbs were turned on for the visual learners after we watched the movie and debated points between the movie and the book. It was one of my all-time favorite classes, and she was one of my favorite teachers.???
@Kelly that is a well laid-out concise program.???
i read that in high school it’s one of few books i remember from then. i would recommend it
Had to read it for one of the students I tutor. Very worth it
Gosh, I read that decades ago. I recommend it highly. And now I must go re-read it. Such a good book.
Beautiful book!
movie was good. so sad
Just finished it my 8th grade students. GREAT book!
Read it over 40 years ago and remember it to this day.
Same here!
Read it in high school. Great book.
Wonderful read. Very thought-provoking (and sad).
When I watched the movie I was Mr. Macho on the SWAT team,I cried and cried.???
It’s a great book.
oh. yes. it will stick with you.
Wonderful, but have kleenex
There’s short story version and a novel version.
Also a movie…
Read it for high school English! Sad
Read in 7th grade I think. I loved it.
I read it but didn’t quite like it
One of those special books that stay with you.
It was a life changer for me. Read it in school, and it stayed with me until now (many decades).
Yes and yes! Try also Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
Great book
I loved it, very sad ? and thought-provoking. I read the novel not the original short story.
Yes!
Several years ago. I loved it.
I think I still have PTSD from reading it, but, if you enjoy heartbreak, it is a good book
Get out your hankie
Absolutely recommend it…
Yes and yes.
Absolutely! Was assigned to me in high school and I loved it.
it’s a beautiful book
Years and years ago, loved it!
Was required reading in school, and I loved it. Bring your tissues
Definitely bring tissues.
Excellent, if heartbreaking.
Just a wonderful book – but you cry
Yes read it; be ready to weep
Loved it
One of my favorite books I read in middle school. If you liked the movie Awakenings, you’ll like this book.
Oh yes, definitely! One of those books that would leave a footprint in your soul
It’s lovely! Short read, but hits you hard. Definitely recommend.
Getting ready to!
Required in 8th grade. I loved it, it made me cry.
Is I still in print? I remember it well from junior high
Yep. I saw it a few days ago at Barnes &Noble.
I would recommend it. I read it when I was in high school and it made me cry. In fact, I think I got a copy for my kid….
Many many years ago. I remember liking it at the time.
I sobbed during the last pages.
It is a required book for 5th grade in Lincoln California if it comes up for your child my recommendations are please read it first and be able to discuss it with them heavy topics.
It is a great read, and you’ll never forget it. But it’s sad.
Definitely read it! X
Yes and yes
One of my favorite books!!!
It’s a good book, have plenty of Kleenex nearby!
Read in school in the late 60s. Loved it so much I gifted it at my December book club gift exchange.
Is it even still in print?
Yes, as I said earlier, I saw it in Barnes & Noble last week.
Yes!! So ingeniously written
Definitely read
Yes, years and years ago. Loved it. The movie was good too. And I rarely like movies if I loved the book.
One of my all time favorites. Made me cry tears
The movie is called “Charlie.”
**Years ago** and yes, I’d recommend it.
Loved that one!
Years ago! Made me cry.