Flowers for Algernon

Definitely one of the best books I've ever read, but likely the saddest. I cried most of my way through it. While crying might be alright in movies, it is simply counter-productive for reading.

Since I read mostly science fiction, this “social science” fiction was quite a bit more difficult. I seldom connect with a character so close as I did to Charly. Obviously, his intelligence is quite different, though I too was concerned with my memory for a while. However, all the themes of loneliness and lovelessness that he experienced are very real for me and have always been. If his fate was so bad, I doubt there is any hope for me either.