Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

59 reviews

emiliethurman's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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: Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

crustymcbread's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective relaxing tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Medical content

daniellelikesbooks's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Chronic illness

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

oliviarosepdf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

loved; detractors were being written by a man, decades ago, and in a style that is intentionally satirical as well,  and neglecting to rectify some background/early info ab characters &/or some sexist, racist, otherwise offensive terms used & descriptions of women & sex by men ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

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

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

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

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

akacasper24's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders

hleary's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Racism, Chronic illness, Suicide, Mental illness, and Ableism