Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

99 reviews

pbraue13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Suicide, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

It's a product of its time but that shouldn't cause people to avoid it. It should still be read.

gh2mi's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

While not my favorite book I've read, the quality of writing and the story are superb. I loved this SO much. It was constantly challenging, equally as funny, and thus is ABSOLUTELY worth reading. With such strong characters, still-impactful stances on societal wrongdoings and failures, and especially strong symbols and fascinating biblical allusions, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is just as relevant now as when it released 60 years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

bevrocky79's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Suicide

pmurph2112's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide

rachael_schamberger's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Death, and Racism

lizardddd's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, Ableism, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Confinement, Self harm, and Body horror

jadejupiter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It would have been cool if the film focused more on chief. This books is through his eyes and I didn’t expect that.

But either way….a good insight into the treatment of people in psych facilities in the 70s. The characters are vivid and Nurse Ratched shines as a villain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Racial slurs

sammirobinson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

therat8's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, War, and Adult/minor relationship

cb1984's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Read for book club. Pretty sure I'd read it before, but with the film confusing things it's a bit hard to remember! 

It's clearly a great book. There's a reason it's a classic. I guess I felt like the impact was a bit lessened with the plot being so familiar. It'll probably be a good one for book club discussion though.

I was going to say that there were elements that haven't aged well (the constant casual racism), but in some ways that actually helps develop some of the characters really well, in that it reveals some of their inner horribleness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Bullying, Torture, and Suicide