Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

15 reviews

deathdavis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

coldcojones's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Suicide

nourh486's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

ashmash's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I found the first couple of chapters challenging to read due to the 1960's slang which used in the a few of the character's dialect. Eventually I got used to this style of writing and found myself thoroughly enjoying the book. The Mental Institute worked well as the setting for the rebellious, anti-establishment characters. It contains some humorous moments, making the dark subject matter more easy to consume. The characters are not good people, yet I still found myself wanting things to work out in their favour. Overall, an interesting book for readers with a darker sense of humour.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

ejoyce's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

ah, yes! the source of all problems in society is... women! women oppress men! not the other way around! women oppress men and men need to use sexual violence to reclaim their rightful place at the top of the food chain, only then will society flourish!!!

(if you can't tell, that was sarcasm.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, and Grief