Books like Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

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• Intelligence amplification
• Intellectual disability

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

• Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury

  Fahrenheit 451

  Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

  Novel · about 190 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell

  Nineteen Eighty-Four

  George Orwell · 1949 · Adult

  about 320 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Nineteen Eighty-Four, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams

  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

  Novel · about 220 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)

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• Brave New WorldAldous Huxley

  Brave New World

  Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

  about 240 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• DuneFrank Herbert

  Dune

  Frank Herbert · 1965 · Adult

  about 610 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Dune: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

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• The MartianAndy Weir

  The Martian

  Andy Weir · Adult

  about 410 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    The Martian: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for The Martian, read September 24, 2026.
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• AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer

  Annihilation

  Jeff VanderMeer · 2014 · Adult

  about 210 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Annihilation, read September 24, 2026.
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• Rocannon's WorldUrsula K. Le Guin

  Rocannon's World

  Ursula K. Le Guin · 1966 · Adult

  about 140 pages

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  Why: Both are science fiction books.

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Rocannon's World: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)

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• Dark MatterBlake Crouch

  Dark Matter

  Blake Crouch · 2016 · Adult

  about 370 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Dark Matter: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Dark Matter, read September 24, 2026.
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• Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel

  Station Eleven

  Emily St. John Mandel · 2014 · Adult

  about 350 pages

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    Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
    Station Eleven: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon; Open Library and Wikidata for Station Eleven, read September 24, 2026.
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