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دسته گلی برای الجرنون
خانوم كینیيان داره به من ياد میده كه چطور املام رو بهتر كنم. میگه وقتی يه لغت نيگا كردی چشمات رو ببند و لغت رو چند بار هجی كن تا يادت بمونه. من خواهش و مهم و اصلا رو ياد نمیگيرم من مینويسم خاهش و موهم و اصلن قبل از اين كه باهوش بشم اين لغتها رو هميشه همينجوری نوشتهم گيج شدهم خانوم كینیيان میگه اين كه املای فلان لغت چجوريه احتياج به دليل نداره.
46 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1959
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Daniel Keyes
102 books2,491 followersDaniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000.
Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. At age 17, he joined the U.S. Maritime Service as ship's purser. He obtained a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College, and after a stint in fashion photography (partner in a photography studio), earned a Master's Degree in English and American Literature at night while teaching English in New York City public schools during the day and writing weekends.
In the early 1950s, he was editor of the pulp magazine Marvel Science Fiction for publisher Martin Goodman. Circa 1952, Keyes was one of several staff writers, officially titled editors, who wrote for such horror and science fiction comics as Journey into Unknown Worlds, for which Keyes wrote two stories with artist Basil Wolverton. From 1955-56, Keyes wrote for the celebrated EC Comics, including its titles Shock Illustrated and Confessions Illustrated, under both his own name and the pseudonyms Kris Daniels, A.D. Locke and Dominik Georg.
The short story and subsequent novel, Flowers for Algernon, is written as progress reports of a mentally disabled man, Charlie, who undergoes experimental surgery and briefly becomes a genius before the effects tragically wear off. The story was initially published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and the expanded novel in 1966. The novel has been adapted several times for other media, most prominently as the 1968 film Charly, starring Cliff Robertson (who won an Academy Award for Best Actor) and Claire Bloom. He also won the Hugo Award in 1959 and the Nebula Award in 1966.
Keyes went on to teach creative writing at Wayne State University, and in 1966 he became an English and creative writing professor at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, where he was honored as a professor emeritus in 2000.
Keyes' other books include The Fifth Sally, The Minds of Billy Milligan, The Touch, Unveiling Claudia, and the memoir Algernon, Charlie, and I: A Writer's Journey.
Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. At age 17, he joined the U.S. Maritime Service as ship's purser. He obtained a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College, and after a stint in fashion photography (partner in a photography studio), earned a Master's Degree in English and American Literature at night while teaching English in New York City public schools during the day and writing weekends.
In the early 1950s, he was editor of the pulp magazine Marvel Science Fiction for publisher Martin Goodman. Circa 1952, Keyes was one of several staff writers, officially titled editors, who wrote for such horror and science fiction comics as Journey into Unknown Worlds, for which Keyes wrote two stories with artist Basil Wolverton. From 1955-56, Keyes wrote for the celebrated EC Comics, including its titles Shock Illustrated and Confessions Illustrated, under both his own name and the pseudonyms Kris Daniels, A.D. Locke and Dominik Georg.
The short story and subsequent novel, Flowers for Algernon, is written as progress reports of a mentally disabled man, Charlie, who undergoes experimental surgery and briefly becomes a genius before the effects tragically wear off. The story was initially published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and the expanded novel in 1966. The novel has been adapted several times for other media, most prominently as the 1968 film Charly, starring Cliff Robertson (who won an Academy Award for Best Actor) and Claire Bloom. He also won the Hugo Award in 1959 and the Nebula Award in 1966.
Keyes went on to teach creative writing at Wayne State University, and in 1966 he became an English and creative writing professor at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, where he was honored as a professor emeritus in 2000.
Keyes' other books include The Fifth Sally, The Minds of Billy Milligan, The Touch, Unveiling Claudia, and the memoir Algernon, Charlie, and I: A Writer's Journey.
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February 24, 2023
I started reading this because I just finished Ted Chiang's Understand (as part of Stories of Your Life and Others), which was also about a person with scientifically enhanced intelligence. Not quite satisfied with the ending of that one, I got curious about how the same idea was executed in its classical version, and wow I did not expect to like it so much more.
Flowers for Algernon, in both its short story and novel form, has always been a popular choice for reading materials in English classes. While I generally hate reading assignments as much as everyone else, I now understand how this one in particular earned its place. The characterization is amazing. There's no "telling" of what kind of person Charlie is from beginning to end (except the very basic description of dumb/smart), but every word and every sentence shows you exactly who he is. There aren't excessive details of his interaction with other characters either, but through every simple dialogue and expression, we glimpse so easily into their thoughts and the many facets of humanity reflected through them.
And those facets of humanity are so accurately portrayed. It's a bit scary to think that I could still relate so easily to a book written over 60 years ago, and even scarier to think that I can totally think of people I know in real life that would match Charlie's behavior at all the different stages of his intelligence. Does that simply mean I'm subconsciously holding some type of prejudice or stereotype against these people, which the author also shares? Or do intellectual levels truly affect certain personality traits, resulting in these correlations and projections? Now I need to go do my research.
An artfully, creatively written story that definitely makes you think, and not lacking an emotional punch either. Glad I'm reading it now instead of in middle school, because otherwise all of its greatness would've flown right over my head.
Flowers for Algernon, in both its short story and novel form, has always been a popular choice for reading materials in English classes. While I generally hate reading assignments as much as everyone else, I now understand how this one in particular earned its place. The characterization is amazing. There's no "telling" of what kind of person Charlie is from beginning to end (except the very basic description of dumb/smart), but every word and every sentence shows you exactly who he is. There aren't excessive details of his interaction with other characters either, but through every simple dialogue and expression, we glimpse so easily into their thoughts and the many facets of humanity reflected through them.
And those facets of humanity are so accurately portrayed. It's a bit scary to think that I could still relate so easily to a book written over 60 years ago, and even scarier to think that I can totally think of people I know in real life that would match Charlie's behavior at all the different stages of his intelligence. Does that simply mean I'm subconsciously holding some type of prejudice or stereotype against these people, which the author also shares? Or do intellectual levels truly affect certain personality traits, resulting in these correlations and projections? Now I need to go do my research.
An artfully, creatively written story that definitely makes you think, and not lacking an emotional punch either. Glad I'm reading it now instead of in middle school, because otherwise all of its greatness would've flown right over my head.
February 24, 2023
این داستان دو نسخه داره
نویسنده اول به شکل داستان کوتاه نوشته و چند سال بعد با اضافه کردن جزئیات، به رمان تبدیلش کرده
نظرات رو خوندم و خیلیا نوشتن که جزئیات رمان رو قشنگتر کرده و بعضیا هم نوشتن باعث شده کمی خسته بشن. پس به سلیقهی خودتون انتخاب کنین
یه داستان هم تد چیانگ تو کتاب "داستان زندگی تو" با همین موضوع داشت که اون عجیب غریبتر بود
ولی این احساسی و انسانی
در هر صورت حتماً پیشنهاد میکنم حداقل داستان کوتاه رو بخونید. فوقالعادس
نویسنده اول به شکل داستان کوتاه نوشته و چند سال بعد با اضافه کردن جزئیات، به رمان تبدیلش کرده
نظرات رو خوندم و خیلیا نوشتن که جزئیات رمان رو قشنگتر کرده و بعضیا هم نوشتن باعث شده کمی خسته بشن. پس به سلیقهی خودتون انتخاب کنین
یه داستان هم تد چیانگ تو کتاب "داستان زندگی تو" با همین موضوع داشت که اون عجیب غریبتر بود
ولی این احساسی و انسانی
در هر صورت حتماً پیشنهاد میکنم حداقل داستان کوتاه رو بخونید. فوقالعادس
February 10, 2017
اگر مردم عادت میکردند که به کارهای خودشان بخندند دیگر کسی با کسی دشمن نمیشد و همه دوستان هم بودند.
وای خدای من این کتاب فوقالعاده بود! بینظیر بود! یکی از بهترین کتابهای تمام عمرم بود.
حسم و برداشتهام و عواطفم نسبت به عمق این کتاب تو واژه نمیگنجه. اینقدر تحت تاثیرشم که هیچی نمیتونم بگم جز اینکه عالی بود. فقط همین!
وای خدای من این کتاب فوقالعاده بود! بینظیر بود! یکی از بهترین کتابهای تمام عمرم بود.
حسم و برداشتهام و عواطفم نسبت به عمق این کتاب تو واژه نمیگنجه. اینقدر تحت تاثیرشم که هیچی نمیتونم بگم جز اینکه عالی بود. فقط همین!
August 6, 2021
آخ قلبم!
داستان با گزارش های روزانهی "چارلی گوردون"ِ سیوهفت ساله که عقب ماندهی ذهنی است روایت میشود.
دو دانشمند تصمیم میگیرند با یک عمل جراحی هوش چارلی را ارتقا دهند، همان عملی که پیشتر بر روی موشی به نام "الجرنون" انجام دادهاند و ظاهرا موفقیتآمیز بوده است.
خوانندهی این کتاب از خود خواهد پرسید کدامیک بدتر است؟ اینکه ندانی که هستی ولی خوشحال و خوشبخت باشی، یا به آنچه آرزو داشتی برسی و تنها باشی؟
" حالا دوباره احساس میکنم که شرم دارد وجود مرا از درون میسوزاند. این " دانستن" دارد بین من و همهی آنهایی که میشناختمشان و دوستشان داشتم دیواری میکشد. آن روزها دوستانم به من میخندیدند و مرا بخاطر نفهمی و حماقتم تحقیر میکردند؛ حالا به خاطر فهم و شعورم از من نفرت دارند".
هدف این کتاب آنست که بگوید معیار انسانیت نه به هوش بالا که به عشق و عاطفه است.
به قول شیخ اجل:
تن آدمی شریف است به جان آدمیت.
پ.ن: از اون کتابایی بود که خیلی منو تحت تاثیر قرار داد؛ اشکم رو درآورد و باعث شد به خودم نگاه دوبارهای بیندازم.
۱۴۰۰/۵/۱۵
داستان با گزارش های روزانهی "چارلی گوردون"ِ سیوهفت ساله که عقب ماندهی ذهنی است روایت میشود.
دو دانشمند تصمیم میگیرند با یک عمل جراحی هوش چارلی را ارتقا دهند، همان عملی که پیشتر بر روی موشی به نام "الجرنون" انجام دادهاند و ظاهرا موفقیتآمیز بوده است.
خوانندهی این کتاب از خود خواهد پرسید کدامیک بدتر است؟ اینکه ندانی که هستی ولی خوشحال و خوشبخت باشی، یا به آنچه آرزو داشتی برسی و تنها باشی؟
" حالا دوباره احساس میکنم که شرم دارد وجود مرا از درون میسوزاند. این " دانستن" دارد بین من و همهی آنهایی که میشناختمشان و دوستشان داشتم دیواری میکشد. آن روزها دوستانم به من میخندیدند و مرا بخاطر نفهمی و حماقتم تحقیر میکردند؛ حالا به خاطر فهم و شعورم از من نفرت دارند".
هدف این کتاب آنست که بگوید معیار انسانیت نه به هوش بالا که به عشق و عاطفه است.
به قول شیخ اجل:
تن آدمی شریف است به جان آدمیت.
پ.ن: از اون کتابایی بود که خیلی منو تحت تاثیر قرار داد؛ اشکم رو درآورد و باعث شد به خودم نگاه دوبارهای بیندازم.
۱۴۰۰/۵/۱۵
July 16, 2021
اینطور که معلومه کتاب دو نسخه داره ، نسخه اصلی که حدود 200 صفحه است و نسخه داستان کوتاه که حدود 60 صفحه است
من نسخه داستان کوتاهش و خوندم و لذت بردم
درباره موضوع داستانش فکر می کنم توضیحی ندم بهتره
اما بهتون توصیه می کنم بخونیدش ، ارزشش رو داره
من از طاقچه بی نهایت گرفتمش
اینکه به صورت گزارش هایی نوشته شده بود و سیر تغییر توی نوشته ها محسوس بود برای من جالب بود
کوتاه و دوست داشتنی ، بدون زیاده گویی
من نسخه داستان کوتاهش و خوندم و لذت بردم
درباره موضوع داستانش فکر می کنم توضیحی ندم بهتره
اما بهتون توصیه می کنم بخونیدش ، ارزشش رو داره
من از طاقچه بی نهایت گرفتمش
اینکه به صورت گزارش هایی نوشته شده بود و سیر تغییر توی نوشته ها محسوس بود برای من جالب بود
کوتاه و دوست داشتنی ، بدون زیاده گویی
September 28, 2025
update:
Hi. Help this is future me and rereading my review—wth am I even trying to say? I found this short story beautiful—but not? And why did I give this 5 stars? What was I thinking? (I’m gonna leave it there though because I really don’t know how to rate these things omg.) And I edited my review a bit so that it’s less corny. (🙄)
5 ⭐️’s
Hmm I read this short story for school a while back as I was studying this for literature and forgot to mark this as read. Me getting scolded by my teacher for misunderstanding the text today reminded me that I had actually read this. 😀
Although this isn’t close to a hundred pages, it took me more than a week to finish this. 😀 Everyone should give this a try. It’s a really easy read. And I feel like most would appreciate this more than me!
⤿ But now I know a perfect way to let you go
Give my last hello, hope it’s worth it
🥀┊SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
I think you should go into this one blind, just knowing that it’s a short story about the value of knowledge. But here’s a review anyway! 😊
ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓬𝓴 (𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓻𝓾𝓽𝓪𝓵) 𝓼𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓻𝔂:
Charlie is really dumb. He has always had this dream to be super smart. When his teacher and two scientists give Charlie the decision to help them test out this new treatment which, supposedly, triples the intelligence of any human/animal. Charlie accepts it without hesitation. Through this journey, Charlie is instructed to write a series of progress reports so that the scientists can track his growth. While Charlie becomes incredibly smart, he experiences and becomes social-emotionally aware of the world around him. He realises a few things, as well as the ugly truth about human beings.
A beautiful story (but honestly, I only think it’s ‘beautiful’ because it was part of my school’s syllabus to study this particular prose. If my school chose this, of course it’s beautiful lol. But, if I’m not wrong, Daniel Keyes had won multiple huge awards for this short story, and not the novel version he had expanded this into a few years later. If I had just read this for fun, I would probably think it’s an average story with an interesting premise.) Flowers for Algernon is just a really meaningful story about intelligence and happiness, and what it means to have one without the other (I think? As I said, I didn’t fully grasp this short story 😅). The writing style is unique, especially since this is written in ‘progress reports’, so a diary of sorts, to track Charlie’s emotional and intellectual growth before and after the operation to triple his intelligence level. It was trying to portray Charlie's initial level of intelligence, which is super low, so it had a bunch of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors made by Charlie. It was actually difficult to read the text in some parts. This story was, of course, sad as well. 💔 And in case you were wondering, Algernon is alab rat, and the first living thing the scientists used the treatment on. Charlie is the first human being.
ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼 (all these are exactly from the short story; spelling and grammar mistakes were intentional to show Charlie’s lack of intelligence at the start):
❝ Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart. ❞
❝ He says it took a long time with Algernon before he got 3 times smarter then he was before. Thats why Algernon beats me all the time because he had that operashun too. That makes me feel better. I coud probably do that amazed faster than a regular mouse. Maybe some day Ill beat Algernon. Boy that would be something. So far Algernon looks like he mite be smart perminent. ❞
❝ I beat Algernon! I dint even know I beat him until Bert the tester told me. Then the second time I lost because I got so excited I fell off the chair before I finished. But after that I beat him 8 more times. I must be getting smart to beat a smart mouse like Algernon. But I dont feel smarter. ❞
❝ I felt bad to beat him ❞
❝ I dont think its right to make you pass a test to eat. ❞
❝ Today, I lerned, the comma, this is a comma (,) a period, with a tail ❞
❝ People don’t talk to me much anymore or kid around the way they used to. It makes the job kind of lonely. ❞
❝ Once again now I have the feeling of shame burning inside me. This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved. Before, they laughed at me and despised me for my ignorance and dullness; now, they hate me for my knowledge and understanding. What in God’s name do they want of me? ❞
❝ Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined with them in laughing at myself. That hurts most of all. ❞
Literature confuses me very much.
5 ⭐️’s
Hmm I read this short story for school a while back as I was studying this for literature and forgot to mark this as read. Me getting scolded by my teacher for misunderstanding the text today reminded me that I had actually read this. 😀
Although this isn’t close to a hundred pages, it took me more than a week to finish this. 😀 Everyone should give this a try. It’s a really easy read. And I feel like most would appreciate this more than me!
Here’s Your Perfect (with sam ilese)
Jamie Miller, sam ilese ♥︎
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2:21 ━━━━━━━●─ -0:17
⤿ But now I know a perfect way to let you go
Give my last hello, hope it’s worth it
🥀┊SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
I think you should go into this one blind, just knowing that it’s a short story about the value of knowledge. But here’s a review anyway! 😊
ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓬𝓴 (𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓻𝓾𝓽𝓪𝓵) 𝓼𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓻𝔂:
Charlie is really dumb. He has always had this dream to be super smart. When his teacher and two scientists give Charlie the decision to help them test out this new treatment which, supposedly, triples the intelligence of any human/animal. Charlie accepts it without hesitation. Through this journey, Charlie is instructed to write a series of progress reports so that the scientists can track his growth. While Charlie becomes incredibly smart, he experiences and becomes social-emotionally aware of the world around him. He realises a few things, as well as the ugly truth about human beings.
A beautiful story (but honestly, I only think it’s ‘beautiful’ because it was part of my school’s syllabus to study this particular prose. If my school chose this, of course it’s beautiful lol. But, if I’m not wrong, Daniel Keyes had won multiple huge awards for this short story, and not the novel version he had expanded this into a few years later. If I had just read this for fun, I would probably think it’s an average story with an interesting premise.) Flowers for Algernon is just a really meaningful story about intelligence and happiness, and what it means to have one without the other (I think? As I said, I didn’t fully grasp this short story 😅). The writing style is unique, especially since this is written in ‘progress reports’, so a diary of sorts, to track Charlie’s emotional and intellectual growth before and after the operation to triple his intelligence level. It was trying to portray Charlie's initial level of intelligence, which is super low, so it had a bunch of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors made by Charlie. It was actually difficult to read the text in some parts. This story was, of course, sad as well. 💔 And in case you were wondering, Algernon is a
ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼 (all these are exactly from the short story; spelling and grammar mistakes were intentional to show Charlie’s lack of intelligence at the start):
❝ Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart. ❞
❝ He says it took a long time with Algernon before he got 3 times smarter then he was before. Thats why Algernon beats me all the time because he had that operashun too. That makes me feel better. I coud probably do that amazed faster than a regular mouse. Maybe some day Ill beat Algernon. Boy that would be something. So far Algernon looks like he mite be smart perminent. ❞
❝ I beat Algernon! I dint even know I beat him until Bert the tester told me. Then the second time I lost because I got so excited I fell off the chair before I finished. But after that I beat him 8 more times. I must be getting smart to beat a smart mouse like Algernon. But I dont feel smarter. ❞
❝ I felt bad to beat him ❞
❝ I dont think its right to make you pass a test to eat. ❞
❝ Today, I lerned, the comma, this is a comma (,) a period, with a tail ❞
❝ People don’t talk to me much anymore or kid around the way they used to. It makes the job kind of lonely. ❞
❝ Once again now I have the feeling of shame burning inside me. This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved. Before, they laughed at me and despised me for my ignorance and dullness; now, they hate me for my knowledge and understanding. What in God’s name do they want of me? ❞
❝ Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined with them in laughing at myself. That hurts most of all. ❞
Literature confuses me very much.
June 17, 2020
Amazing short story of wanting to belong in earnest to discovery you want to belong to the wrong group. Charlie Gordon has a low IQ and is a slow learner, he becomes a test subject for an operation to make him smart. Initially, the operation works. Later, the effects of the surgery wears off and Charlie reverts back to himself.
The pain of knowing so called friends were ridiculing you for being different and you not having the mental capacity to be aware. Only to find out that you yourself was becoming one of them and having the emotional empathy to understand, not I. Charlie will help others from what he has learned. Well written and believable from the journals of Charlie Gordon himself in his own words. A must read.
Quotes:
I dint know that mice were so smart. Maybe thats because Algernon is a white mouse. Maybe white mice are smarter then other mice.
He says my brains are leming when I sleep and that will help me when Miss Kinnian starts my lessons in the hospitl (only I found out it isnt a hospitil its a labatory).
The test still doesn't make sense to me. It seems to me that anyone could make up lies about things that they didn't really see. How could he know I wasn't making a fool of him by mentioning things that I didn't really imagine? Maybe I'll understand it when Dr. Strauss lets me read up on psychology.
The pain of knowing so called friends were ridiculing you for being different and you not having the mental capacity to be aware. Only to find out that you yourself was becoming one of them and having the emotional empathy to understand, not I. Charlie will help others from what he has learned. Well written and believable from the journals of Charlie Gordon himself in his own words. A must read.
Quotes:
I dint know that mice were so smart. Maybe thats because Algernon is a white mouse. Maybe white mice are smarter then other mice.
He says my brains are leming when I sleep and that will help me when Miss Kinnian starts my lessons in the hospitl (only I found out it isnt a hospitil its a labatory).
The test still doesn't make sense to me. It seems to me that anyone could make up lies about things that they didn't really see. How could he know I wasn't making a fool of him by mentioning things that I didn't really imagine? Maybe I'll understand it when Dr. Strauss lets me read up on psychology.
March 4, 2023
میدونید، ازون کتاباییئه که انقد دلت برای شخسیت اسلی میسوزه و انقد معسومیتش احثاثاتت رو درگیر میکنه که دلت نمیاد بهش صتاره کم بدی، اگه پنج صتاره ندی ینی چارلی گوردون رو دوصت نداری؟ :(
نههه چارلی اَزیز من تورو خیلی دوستت دارم.
تازشم تو منو یاد لنی میندازی توی کتاب موشها و آدمها...
نههه چارلی اَزیز من تورو خیلی دوستت دارم.
تازشم تو منو یاد لنی میندازی توی کتاب موشها و آدمها...
March 31, 2024
երեւի թե 2 ժամում կարդացի կամ ավելի քիչ, հստակ չգիտեմ ու տպավորված եմ, տպավորված եմ շատ, խայտառակ լավն էր, թարգմանությունն էլ էր հաջող ու հաճելի էր կարդալը, եսիմ
January 12, 2021
Ափսոսում եմ, որ ստեղծագործությունն այսքան ուշ եմ կարդում։
Ստեղծագործության վերնագիրը աչքիս է ընկել դպրոցական տարիքում, երբ «Դար ակումբ»-ում քննարկումներն էի ուսումնասիրում։ Հիշում եմ՝ այս ստեղծագործության սիրողական թարգմանությունն էի գտել ու մի քանի տող կարդացել, բայց չէի հավանել։ Ու հենց այդ տպավորությունն էլ հիմք էր ինձ այս գործն անուշադրության մատնելու համար։
Շատ եմ ափսոսում, որովհետև ստեղծագործությունը վերջին առնվազն երկու-երեք տարիներին իմ կարդացած ամենահուզիչ գործն էր։ Ե՛վ թարգմանությունը, և՛ մատուցումը ֆանտաստիկ էր, շատ գեղեցիկ։
«Ծաղիկներ էլջերնոնի համար» գիրքը համարում եմ կարդացածս լավագույն տասը ստեղծագործություններից մեկը։
Եվ իսկապես, ինչո՞ւ։
Ստեղծագործության վերնագիրը աչքիս է ընկել դպրոցական տարիքում, երբ «Դար ակումբ»-ում քննարկումներն էի ուսումնասիրում։ Հիշում եմ՝ այս ստեղծագործության սիրողական թարգմանությունն էի գտել ու մի քանի տող կարդացել, բայց չէի հավանել։ Ու հենց այդ տպավորությունն էլ հիմք էր ինձ այս գործն անուշադրության մատնելու համար։
Շատ եմ ափսոսում, որովհետև ստեղծագործությունը վերջին առնվազն երկու-երեք տարիներին իմ կարդացած ամենահուզիչ գործն էր։ Ե՛վ թարգմանությունը, և՛ մատուցումը ֆանտաստիկ էր, շատ գեղեցիկ։
«Ծաղիկներ էլջերնոնի համար» գիրքը համարում եմ կարդացածս լավագույն տասը ստեղծագործություններից մեկը։
«Ինչո՞ւ են այն ազնիվ ու զգայուն մարդիկ, ովքեր երբեք չեն նեղացնի առանց ձեռքերի, ոտքերի կամ աչքերի ծնված հաշմանդամին... Ինչո՞ւ են այդ նույն մարդիկ առանց մտածելու նեղացնում թույլ մտավոր ունակություններով ծնվածին»։
Եվ իսկապես, ինչո՞ւ։
November 6, 2015
" اگر مردم عادت می کردند به کارهای خودشان بخندند، دیگر کسی با کسی دشمن نمی شد "
حرفی برای گفتن نیست، فقط حس میکنم چارلی قبل عمل شادتر بود. نمیدونم شاید عقل نه یک موهبت، که یک شکنجه هست.
سخته ادم ذره ذره ببینه داره تمام دانسته هاش رو از دست میده. اگه جای چارلی بودم شاید خودکشی رو انتخاب می کردم.
بعد از خوندن کتاب بیشتر از قبل، از آلزایمر وحشت کردم
همین .
حرفی برای گفتن نیست، فقط حس میکنم چارلی قبل عمل شادتر بود. نمیدونم شاید عقل نه یک موهبت، که یک شکنجه هست.
سخته ادم ذره ذره ببینه داره تمام دانسته هاش رو از دست میده. اگه جای چارلی بودم شاید خودکشی رو انتخاب می کردم.
بعد از خوندن کتاب بیشتر از قبل، از آلزایمر وحشت کردم
همین .
December 18, 2018
գիրք կայ, որ թարգմանչից արդէն պարզ ա, որ դուրս գալու ա։ ու դա ոչ միայն գրքի բովանդակութիւնից ա, նաեւ թարգամանչի լաւ աշխատանքի շնորհքն ա։
զիլ թարգմանութիւն ա ու զիլ գործ։
զիլ թարգմանութիւն ա ու զիլ գործ։
March 27, 2025
⋆˚࿔ 🐁
5 stars
𝜗𝜚˚⋆ 3.26.25
now playing — somethin’ stupid by frank sinatra ↺
˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.
ʚɞ my thoughts:
❀ i’m sobbing cuz why did it have to end like that 😭 this book made me feel so many things and the concept was really quite interesting 🥹
i’ve never really read a sci-fi novel before but i loved this! keep in mind it is the short story though so it’s pretty fast paced! i was quite literally tearing up at the end and i was like no if i cry my face will be all puffy and red lol 😠 off topic but the amount of homework i have is diabolical. a project in history, new assignment today, and a 100 question packet. THATS JUST HISTORY. now more demurely we have algebra which is just a study guide except i’m really confused.. ela we have a assignment, summary thing, finish reading our book, finish the study guide for the book and vocab! 😀 spanish i have a new project and a vocab sheet (keep in mind all this stuff is due friday or tomorrow or next week) unfortunately i’m leaving early on friday so i’m missing my math test 😔 you’re probably like wtf why well its becuz i have horrible memory 😭 i forget things so fast its actually crazy. sorry for the rant on to the review ☝️🤓 also sorry no quotes or mini playlist cuz its 11 on a school night so yay me 💀
ʚɞ characters:
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ charlie gordon
❀ my sweet baby i love him so much and he deserves the world. at the end it was so sad seeing him slowly deteriorate and him being so distraught 😭 when he realized his friends were actually just making fun of him and weren’t his real friends it broke a piece of my heart 😭 he got so lonely and the fact that at the end he didn’t care about being made fun of anymore he just wanted a friend 🥺 he truly cares about algernon too because he goes and puts flowers on his grave and cries 😭 this man is so precious and it makes me lowkey so sad what happened to him like whyy 😭😭
ʚɞ overall:
❀ again the plot was fast paced because it was a short story so it kept me hooked! it was interesting to see his abilities and grammatical accuracy improve and regress over time. this book represents why sometimes ignorance is bliss, and that you shouldn’t mess with the human mind and respect and value people no matter how intelligent they are.
˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.
꩜ sci-fi
⋆˚࿔ 🐁 post-read 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ 3.26.25
rtc 😭 i’m about to cry help me 😭
now playing — somethin’ stupid by frank sinatra ↺
˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.
ʚɞ my thoughts:
❀ i’m sobbing cuz why did it have to end like that 😭 this book made me feel so many things and the concept was really quite interesting 🥹
i’ve never really read a sci-fi novel before but i loved this! keep in mind it is the short story though so it’s pretty fast paced! i was quite literally tearing up at the end and i was like no if i cry my face will be all puffy and red lol 😠 off topic but the amount of homework i have is diabolical. a project in history, new assignment today, and a 100 question packet. THATS JUST HISTORY. now more demurely we have algebra which is just a study guide except i’m really confused.. ela we have a assignment, summary thing, finish reading our book, finish the study guide for the book and vocab! 😀 spanish i have a new project and a vocab sheet (keep in mind all this stuff is due friday or tomorrow or next week) unfortunately i’m leaving early on friday so i’m missing my math test 😔 you’re probably like wtf why well its becuz i have horrible memory 😭 i forget things so fast its actually crazy. sorry for the rant on to the review ☝️🤓 also sorry no quotes or mini playlist cuz its 11 on a school night so yay me 💀
ʚɞ characters:
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ charlie gordon
❀ my sweet baby i love him so much and he deserves the world. at the end it was so sad seeing him slowly deteriorate and him being so distraught 😭 when he realized his friends were actually just making fun of him and weren’t his real friends it broke a piece of my heart 😭 he got so lonely and the fact that at the end he didn’t care about being made fun of anymore he just wanted a friend 🥺 he truly cares about algernon too because he goes and puts flowers on his grave and cries 😭 this man is so precious and it makes me lowkey so sad what happened to him like whyy 😭😭
ʚɞ overall:
❀ again the plot was fast paced because it was a short story so it kept me hooked! it was interesting to see his abilities and grammatical accuracy improve and regress over time. this book represents why sometimes ignorance is bliss, and that you shouldn’t mess with the human mind and respect and value people no matter how intelligent they are.
˚. ✦.˳·˖✶ ⋆.✧̣̇˚.
꩜ sci-fi
⋆˚࿔ 🐁 post-read 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ 3.26.25
rtc 😭 i’m about to cry help me 😭
December 27, 2019
Հատկապես հետակրկիրէր կարթալ այս գիրքը, երփ զուգահեռ կարթումես գրականուցյուն որը բացահայտումէ մարթու մտածելակերպն ու պահվացքը։ Տպավորուցյունէր թե գրքում նկարագրվացէ մարթը սկսած իր ծնունդից։ Հետաքրքիր էին անցումներն ու զարգացումները, ձգտումներն ու մոտիվացիան, աշխարհ բերողի հանդեպ ունեցած կապվածությունն ու սերը, զուգահեռների տանելը, վախն անհայտի և հայտնիի նկաթմամբ, մարթկային հոքեբանուցյան երանգներն ու զարգացումները։ ԵՒ իհարկե ծաղիկներն Էլջերնոնի համար։ Հաճելիէր կարթալ ու բացահայտել այս գիրքը։
June 27, 2015
نسخه اولیه و ترجمه شده اش رو خوندم و نسخه ی کامل تر داستان رو هم گذاشتم به انگلیسی بخونم ببینم کدوم بخشاش فرق داره چون ظاهرا تا اینجا که فرق نداره. رمانش عالی بود اما عنصر علمی تخیلی خیلی توش کمرنگ بود تا جایی که هی فکر می کردم این واقعا علمی تخیلیه؟ دوسش داشتم بهرحال. شخصیتش خیلی واقعی بود.
February 22, 2018
One of the best stories I have ever read.
January 3, 2024
واقعا محشرررر بود!
میتونم تا صبح راجع بهش حرف بزنم ولی نه تنها حق مطلب ادا نمیشه، بلکه از زیباییش کم میشه.
خیلی زیاد دوسش داشتم و نویسندهشو واقعا تحسین میکنم😎🤟
میتونم تا صبح راجع بهش حرف بزنم ولی نه تنها حق مطلب ادا نمیشه، بلکه از زیباییش کم میشه.
خیلی زیاد دوسش داشتم و نویسندهشو واقعا تحسین میکنم😎🤟
December 24, 2018
Ακόμα ένα εξαιρετικό διήγημα για το 2018, μικρό σε μέγεθος, μόλις 22 σελίδες αλλά πανέξυπνα δομημένο πάνω σε ένα εύρημα που θα μπορούσε άνετα να αποτελεί σενάριο του Βlack Mirror.
Ψάξτε το.
Ψάξτε το.
June 30, 2021
Classic science fiction short story which I read as it is integral to the plot of Richard Powers latest novel “Bewilderment”
January 10, 2024
حالا که رمان این اثر رو خوندم، دیگه داستان کوتاهش به نظرم اونقدر جذاب نیست. جزئیات مهمی رو داشت رمان که این کتاب نداره. ولی خب همچنان ایدهی عالی و نوع روایت عالیش سر جاشه. ۳.۵ شاید براش بهتر باشه.
December 5, 2020
یکی از بهترین، تکان دهنده ترین و زیباترین داستان هایی که خوندم.
October 11, 2021
Jesus Christ
January 27, 2022
Յուրահատուկ եսիմ ինչ չէր, բայց վատն էլ չէր։ Վերջը միանգամայն կանխատեսելի էր։ Թերևս ավելի լավ կլիներ, որ վեպը թարգմանվեր, այլ ոչ վիպակը։ Բենջամին Բաթոնի science տարբերակը։
September 21, 2022
we read this in class and it was so sad and amazing and i’m surprised i liked it because i hate most things read in school
March 13, 2023
یکی از بهترین داستان های کوتاهی بود که خوندم.
قلبم آب شد واسه چارلی 37 ساله
و چقدر قشنگ تو 46 صفحه فرازو نشیب داستانو حفظ کرد و یجوری تموم کرد داستانو که خودت بفهمی چارلی مرد.
واقعا ایول.
قلبم آب شد واسه چارلی 37 ساله
و چقدر قشنگ تو 46 صفحه فرازو نشیب داستانو حفظ کرد و یجوری تموم کرد داستانو که خودت بفهمی چارلی مرد.
واقعا ایول.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 28, 2025
Vaya llorera más tonta
January 15, 2022
Գիրքը չնայած, որ կարճ ա ու ձեզանից առավելագույնը 2 ժամ ա խլելու, տալիս ա շատ էմոցիաներ, մոտիվացիա ու կարևոր մտքեր մտածելու համար։
August 14, 2024
This was a July LiteRAT book club pick, but it took me a while to finish because it hit me super duper hard. I cried my way through the entire final act.
This story is about mental illness, society's expectations, and the horror of no longer knowing how to do things that once took no effort. What hit me especially hard was that it was also a story about the inner worlds we all possess, even for people who society typically overlooks. It's about hope when it easily could have been about how worthless living after being forced to return to the cave is, and I appreciate that a lot. I was considering reading the novel version, but honestly I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if it was in longer form - this was just detailed enough to avoid being torture-porn-y, while still being hard hitting.
I should read more short stories that are adaptations of philosophical theories, it's a fantastic framework for an effective emotional journey.
This story is about mental illness, society's expectations, and the horror of no longer knowing how to do things that once took no effort. What hit me especially hard was that it was also a story about the inner worlds we all possess, even for people who society typically overlooks. It's about hope when it easily could have been about how worthless living after being forced to return to the cave is, and I appreciate that a lot. I was considering reading the novel version, but honestly I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if it was in longer form - this was just detailed enough to avoid being torture-porn-y, while still being hard hitting.
I should read more short stories that are adaptations of philosophical theories, it's a fantastic framework for an effective emotional journey.
July 27, 2018
Տպավորված եմ, ցնցող ստեղծագործություն է։
Սիրեցի հետևյալ տողերը.
❤ Ֆաննին իմ ճանաչած այն հատուկենտ մարդկանցից է, որոնք համոզմունքներ ունեն և հավատում են դրանց՝ անկախ այն բանից, թե ամբողջ աշխարհն ինչ է ապացուցում, պնդում կամ անում։
❤ Առաջ ծաղրում ու արհամարհում էին ինձ, որովհետև հիմար ու բութ էի. հիմա ատում են, որովհետև խելացի եմ ու խորաթափանց։
❤ Շատ հեշտ է ընկերներ ունենալ երբ թողնում ես որ մարդիկ քո վրա ծիծաղեն։
Սիրեցի հետևյալ տողերը.
❤ Ֆաննին իմ ճանաչած այն հատուկենտ մարդկանցից է, որոնք համոզմունքներ ունեն և հավատում են դրանց՝ անկախ այն բանից, թե ամբողջ աշխարհն ինչ է ապացուցում, պնդում կամ անում։
❤ Առաջ ծաղրում ու արհամարհում էին ինձ, որովհետև հիմար ու բութ էի. հիմա ատում են, որովհետև խելացի եմ ու խորաթափանց։
❤ Շատ հեշտ է ընկերներ ունենալ երբ թողնում ես որ մարդիկ քո վրա ծիծաղեն։
September 12, 2019
اولین کودنی که به علم خدمت کرد و الجرنون همدردش بود.. :'(
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