One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
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An international bestseller and the basis for the hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the defining works of the 1960s.
In this classic novel, Ken Kesey’s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority, and McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Nurse Ratched uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story’s shocking climax.
“BRILLIANT!”—Time
“A SMASHING ACHIEVEMENT...A TRULY ORIGINAL NOVEL!”—Mark Schorer
“Mr. Kesey has created a world that is convincing, alive and glowing within its own boundaries...His is a large, robust talent, and he has written a large, robust book.”—Saturday Review
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780451163967
EAN:
0451163966
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Pages:
336
Authors:
Ken Kesey
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Gonna out myself by saying I can relate to this story on some pretty visceral levels, because I've been there.I don't know how this book would read for someone without at least some intimate, relatable life experiences. Probably wouldn't have the same punch.This book was about me, and everybody in world, in all our horrible, wonderful, destructive, glorious, perverse, and shattered existence.It's about getting big again, as Mack said. Taking a stand against the gears that grind you to dust til you don't know whether you're coming or going.It's brutal and brilliant in its honesty, takes you by the scruff of the neck and makes you take a long hard look in the mirror, if you want to or not.One of the best books I've read. Certainly one that will stay with me, rattling around in my brain for years, hoping I can find the strength to grow again.
Great book and I got a good deal on it. Ordered it from another website & they said it was out of stock.
I called my cousin—with her permission—“Nurse Ratched.” (She was my caregiver during recovery from the first 100 days of cancer). Neither of us have read this book, so I downloaded it to see what it’s all about. What a sad ending, but you can tell it’s coming. Worth reading.
This particular book is small with an extremely small font. Not for the over 40 eye balls!
The story is so amazing and I loved it start to finish but it can be a little hard to follow at times.
