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markisustoday at 4:19 AM5 repliesview on HN

This really reminded me of the first part Flowers for Algernon. The main character undergoes a treatment which improves is intelligence and the story is narrated via a series of diary entries which become successively more fluent and sophisticated.


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jorl17today at 5:06 AM

Had me in tears by the end. One of my favorite books. So glad a friend recommended it to me.

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LostMyLogintoday at 5:28 AM

We had to read it in middle school and man did it have me in tears at the end.

nephihahatoday at 9:56 AM

Good book, but the film is underwhelming. Saw it fairly recently for the first time.