Daniel Keyes Books

Charly is based on a short story created by Daniel Keyes.In this novel,he added more details to make it more interesting.The story is about a man who is special ed at the age of 37.The story is all about having his dreams of being smart and whether it was worthwhile or a little too much for him to handle,his struggles and his advantages.See what you think.

This is a very touching story about a retartaded man named Charly and a operation that made him smart and changed his life.

Charly is a touching story of a man who just wanted to be like others and then finds out that being like them really isn't so great.

You get to see the real Charly in the way it was written.

An excellent book

This is the French text edition of a wonderful and highly original novel, "Flowers for Algernon", which is about a mentally challenged man named Charlie who wanted to be smart. One day, his wish was granted. A group of scientists selected him for an experimental operation that raised his intelligence to genius level. Suddenly, Charlie found himself transformed, and life, as he knew it, changed.

His story is told entirely through Charlie's eyes and perceptions in the form of progress reports. The reader actually sees the change in Charlie take place, as his progress reports become more complex, well written, and filled with the angst of personal discovery and growth, as well as with his gradual awareness of his amazing and accelerated intellectual development.

The progress reports are a wonderful contrivance for facilitating the story, and the reader is one with Charlie on his voyage of self-discovery. What happens to Charlie in the long run is profoundly moving and thought provoking. It is no wonder that this author was the recipient of the Nebula Award which is given by the Science Fiction Writers of America for having written the Best Novel of the Year. This is definitely a book well worth reading.