Although the book has often been challenged for removal from libraries in the United States and Canada, sometimes successfully, it is frequently taught in schools around the world and has been adapted many times for television, theatre, radio and as the Academy Award-winning film Charly.
Iako je knjiga često opozivana iz knjižnica u SAD-u i Kanadi ponekad i uspješno, redovito je se uči u školama diljem svijeta te je prilagođena nekoliko puta za televiziju, kazalište, radio, kao i za Oscarom nagrađen film Charly.