One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest review:5 stars (Amazing, my new favorite...) - Let me start off by saying this book is absolutely incredible. I had to read it for a college English course and, upon finishing, I was left wondering why the hell I had waited so long to read it. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this book. I also saw the movie that, while it was good, can never compare to the book. I've kept the book so that I can reread it in the future. I can honestly say I had moments where I was laughing so hard my face turned red but I also had moments where I was crying so much I could no longer read the print on the pages.

Do yourself a favor and read this book.5 stars (My Favourite Novel of All-Time) - Rarely do you find a book, maybe only once in a lifetime you find a book this good. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is so good that I have never seen the movie, because although I'm sure Nicholson did a great job, the crazy red-headed Scottsman and the giant Indian are forever engraved in my head. It's amazing that a book can be so good, it's like you actually new the characters at some point in your life. That's what Kesey was able to accomplish, and I thank him for this rare piece of a literary masterpiece. 5 stars (Unforgetable -- and Brilliant!) - In his attempt to convey what he believed to be "the essentially schizophrenic nature of mankind," Kesey, rather than telling the tale from the perspective of an uninvolved "God-Narrator," or from that of R. P. McMurphy, who might have been too involved in the main action, opted to present the story from the point of view of one of the psycho ward's bystanding schizophrenic inmates; "the Big Chief."By telling the tale through the Chief's schizophrenic eyes, Kesey was able to, not merely "tell" the tale from an "eye witness perspective," but actually "show" the tale in a sort of "poetic-sensurround;" the reader would come to understand and appreciate the healing effect provided by McMurphy's inspiring individualism as the Chief's narration became progressively less "schizophrenic," and more concrete and objective as the story moved forward.Additionally, it gave Kesey a viable way to provide the story with a mystical, supernatural quality. This, in turn, enabled him to give full force and effect, through the Chief's altered perception, to his allegoric and metaphoric symbolism; allowed him to have the Chief see and hear impressionistic and imaginary stimuli as though they were solid objects and real actions and occurrences, allowed him to turn the verbal and mental sparring between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched into epic battles waged between mythical, larger-than-life titans, between the very forces of good and evil itself. In sum, it enabled Kesey to convey a deeper, more personal and more spiritual reality in his story, on a variety of psychological levels, and in a manner that allows the reader to experience events 1st hand, as a bystanding schizophrenic, rather than merely collect story-related data like a detached observer. This is certainly one novel you simply don't want to miss! Unforgettable in every way. Along with ONE FLEW, I'd like to recommend another Amazon quick-pick: THE LOSERS CLUB: Complete Restored Edition by Richard Perez
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Features:
Author: Ken Kesey
Classics
Fiction
Literary
Literature - Classics / Criticism
Medical
Psychological

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