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Add to SafariWhen comparing Flowers For Algernon vs The Discworld Series, the Slant community recommends The Discworld Series for most people. In the question“What are the best sci-fi and fantasy books?” The Discworld Series is ranked 2nd while Flowers For Algernon is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose The Discworld Series is:
There is an incredible amount of references to books/films/music/pop culture/historical events and figures/whatever else you can think of. Some of them are quite obvious, some you might get only a few years after reading the book - when you learn some small random tidbit of history or watch a particular scene in the movie. It's not only extremely enjoyable but also makes you feel proud when you suddenly connect the dots and figure out some obscure reference.
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Pros
Pro Makes you think
The book has a take on the subjection of mental capacity (intelligence) and gives you lots of food for thought.
Pro A Science Fiction Classic
A Classic in Science Fiction. Most S.F. readers know the book.
Pro Emotional end
The end is very emotional.
Pro Highly intertextual
There is an incredible amount of references to books/films/music/pop culture/historical events and figures/whatever else you can think of. Some of them are quite obvious, some you might get only a few years after reading the book - when you learn some small random tidbit of history or watch a particular scene in the movie. It's not only extremely enjoyable but also makes you feel proud when you suddenly connect the dots and figure out some obscure reference.
Pro A complete universe
The books are (while not exactly based on each other) adding each a new facet to the imagined world of the Discworld.
Pro Funny like hell
Terry Pratchett has a way of putting every day situations into new contexts that makes you laugh.
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