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kelly_e's review against another edition
- 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
Author: Ken Kesey
Genre: Classic
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: February 1, 1963
T H R E E • W O R D S
Disturbing • Shocking • Powerful
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Nurse Ratched rules the roost, unopposed by her patients, at an Oregon State mental hospital. Her regime is soon disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy, who has resolved to oppose her rules in an attempt to battle the powers that keep them all imprisoned.
💠T H O U G H T S
What an emotional ride!
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a fictionalized (but all too real) look into the lives of the institutionalized and the journey had me feeling all of the emotions. From hatred towards nurse Ratched, to sympathy and love for the patients, to the shocking similarities to reality.
I feel as though there is a special place for Chief Bromden. Kesey couldn't have chosen a better narrator, yet his offers a unique perspective, flowing from reality to delusion and back again flawlessly. This book wouldn't be what it is if the narration had been from a different perspective.
Everything - the characters, the plot, and the writing - comes together to offer so many layers and covers a wide array of themes. It isn't surprising why this is a classic piece of literature, and opens up so much discussion.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• most readers
• classic enthusiasts
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."
"More was revealed in a human face than a human being can bear face to face."
"The world news might not be therapeutic."
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma
sweetchocolatez's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Drug use
islajackson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Sexual harassment
swag05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
krishixson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Suicide
deathdavis's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mariaviola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, and Blood
lets_book's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
kstericker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Racial slurs
hetismarijkie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs