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A review by ashtron
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
5.0
I am so glad to have read this book post-high school; I am not sure I would have been able to appreciate it as much as a teenager.
In an insane asylum, the men are broken, castrated, and hollow. They are slaves of a machine - a clockwork process of monotony day in and day out, controlled by the Big Nurse - her staff and the inmates equally afraid of her. All those committed have convinced themselves that the Big Nurse does everything in their best interest and lose every sense of independence and confidence.
One day, a new person is committed to the ward; one full of life and defiance, of sly tricks and clever stories. He does not seem to belong in the least - both because of his mental capacity and his thirst for life. This, of course, throws a rock into a very calm lake. The repercussions start slowly at first, but continue to build.
Highly recommended, even though everyone has probably already read it...haha
In an insane asylum, the men are broken, castrated, and hollow. They are slaves of a machine - a clockwork process of monotony day in and day out, controlled by the Big Nurse - her staff and the inmates equally afraid of her. All those committed have convinced themselves that the Big Nurse does everything in their best interest and lose every sense of independence and confidence.
One day, a new person is committed to the ward; one full of life and defiance, of sly tricks and clever stories. He does not seem to belong in the least - both because of his mental capacity and his thirst for life. This, of course, throws a rock into a very calm lake. The repercussions start slowly at first, but continue to build.
Highly recommended, even though everyone has probably already read it...haha