#CharacterCharm Spy Spies by Coldplay @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#CharacterCharm Spy Spies by Coldplay @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#chatterday @AllDebooks
It‘s dangerously hot in WI so I took a walk early then we‘ve mostly been inside, napping, reading, playing cards and up next - a movie. I sometimes enjoy a down low day.
pickFlowers for Algernon is a deeply moving novel, told through the journal entries of Charlie Gordon, who undergoes experimental intelligence-boosting surgery.
It's a poignant dive into human dignity, scientific ethics, and what true wisdom means. This book powerfully explores the value of every individual, making it an unforgettable, thought-provoking, and ultimately heartbreaking read that truly sticks with you.
pickStarting off this Saturday morning with a good sob--god I love this book!
There was so much I forgot, so what a joy to reread this. But no matter how many times I read it (and it's been quite a few) when Charlie's writing start's to deteriorate the tears start flowing; and that last line......😭💔
14/80
My IRL book club pick for February and I couldn't be happier, it's been over 20 years since my last reread.
pick5/5 🌟
This interesting, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking book raises questions about the pursuit of scientific progress and its impact on individuals. It also highlights the cruelty, indifference, and pity often faced by people with mental disabilities. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!
pickIdk how I never read Flowers for Algernon in school, but when I saw this in a Little Free Library, I had to add it to my TBR. Glad I did- excellent book, intriguing message 5/5
The new issues have to do with how intelligence uses information, or, more accurately, how intelligence and other fact-based analysis will fare in a world in which even a sophisticated society like our own is trending toward decision making anchored on a priori, near-instinctive narratives—decision making based on that which can be made popular or widely held rather than on that which is objectively true.
