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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey in 1959. Kesey was inspired to write the book when he worked at a mental institution as an orderly.
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Fast Facts
- Author: Ken Kesey
- Genre: Fiction
- Publication Date: 1962
- Publisher: Viking Press & Signet Books
- Pages: 320
- ISBN 0451163966
- Adaptations: Movie, Play
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Plot Synopsis
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest follows the antics and rebellions of Randal Patrick McMurphy, a recently institutionalized criminal. McMurphy tries to break the rigid order kept by the ward nurse, Nurse Ratched. -
Critical Reception
- "A glittering parable of good and evil, a work of genuine literary merit." - The New York Times
- "Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's 1962 novel has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time." - Signet Publisher
- "The perfect metaphor for school, or work and the handbook for any revolutionary. What can I say about such a good book except for what it has meant to me." - Amazon.com user review
- "I loved this book. It was an easy read and very interesting and humorous. The ending was also very powerful." - Barnes & Noble user review
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I've decided my next book should be a "classic" - so I chose a book by a fellow Oregonian: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
@CaptainCanine | November 12, 2009 10:56 PM -
@cuttergage reading this awful book known as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Are you psyched for this weekend dude?
@ChrisPiggott7 | November 10, 2009 04:03 AM -
Hmm... Well this book is pretty interesting! One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest...
@SammehJo | November 09, 2009 08:03 PM -
Watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest all the way thru for the first time last night. The book is next on the recommendation of @Desbishop
@AdrianBarry98 | November 09, 2009 10:11 AM -
One flew east, One flew west. One flew over the cuckoo's nest. (And one won't fly at all to the end of her book in 5 days(A))
@pativan | November 09, 2009 01:31 AM
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