Charlie Gordon, a kind man with intellectual disabilities, undergoes experimental surgery to dramatically increase his intelligence, paralleling the fate of a lab mouse named Algernon.
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Charlie Gordon, a kind man with intellectual disabilities, undergoes experimental surgery to dramatically increase his intelligence, paralleling the fate of a lab mouse named Algernon.
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Until he was thirty-two, Charlie Gordon --gentle, amiable, oddly engaging-- had lived in a kind of mental twilight. He knew knowledge was important and had learned to read and write after a fashion, but he also knew he wasn't nearly as bright as most of the people around him. There was even a white mouse named Algernon who outpaced Charlie in some ways. But a remarkable operation had been performed on Algernon, and now he was a genius among mice. Suppose Charlie underwent a similar operation...
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Romance & sex
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On-page sexual scenes depicting Charlie's awakening desires, encounters, and explicit interactions as his intelligence grows.
Violence & gore
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Brief instances of bullying and physical cruelty towards the protagonist.
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue as Charlie's awareness increases.
Substance use
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Minor depictions of alcohol consumption in social settings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Explores ethics of human experimentation and societal treatment of the intellectually disabled.
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of mental decline and despair, with fleeting ideation but no attempts.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of emotional and physical abuse towards the mentally disabled, including bullying, family cruelty, and animal experimentation.
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