One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey with Robert Faggen (Contributor)

281 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 35,373 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
emotional 53%
sad 52%
reflective 42%
challenging 38%
tense 36%
funny 32%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 32%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

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