"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keys

A timeless tearjerker, "Flowers for Algernon" examines the treatment of mentally disabled individuals and how one's past can influence the future.

Charles Gordon has an intellectual disability and is chosen to participate in an experiment that could help boost his intelligence, but has only been tried on animals so far.

As he volunteers to be the first human subject early on, the effects of the experiment begin to show. Still, getting smarter comes with its own set of surprises.

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