A review by rebeckareads
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It's a product of its time (ripe with racist language and misogyny etc blah blah blah we all know what classics are like by now) but goddamn, if the portrayal of institutional abuse isn't relevant to this day. The characters are loveable despite their... flaws and the writing is delicious.
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