Reviews - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next

Ken Kesey, Ken Kesey

4.02 AVERAGE

loribelle100's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Amazing story! Couldn’t put it down, even though I had a feeling of doom from the start. Loved most of the characters and cheered every win they managed. But the Big Nurse gave me chills. Chief and McMurphy are two of the best characters I’ve read/heard in some time. Their vast differences yet personal connection made this the ultimate buddy adventure, even as the reader knows it cannot have a happy ending. This one will live in my head and my heart for a while.

re_do_876's review against another edition

4.0

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readingrara's review against another edition

3.0

It took me a while to get into this but it blew me away by the end.

gisela1004's review against another edition

5.0

umm wow!

conor_mccr's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective 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

A brilliant allegory about how society tries to shape those who do not immediately conform, told through the - sometimes unreliable but always insightful - perspective of one of those non-conformists.