One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

by Ken Kesey

1962•Drama•311 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalcomedyfresh & originalunsavouryenclosedemotive & stirringunderdog triumphssocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA fresh, emotional novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind; including a critique of psychiatry, and a tribute to individualistic principles

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalComedyUnderdog triumphsSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

AllegoriesPsychiatric nursingMedical novelsBelletristische DarstellungPsychiatrische KlinikPsychiatric nurses in fictionPsychiatric hospital patients in fictionPsychiatric hospital patients

Details

Author
Ken Kesey
Published
1962
Pages
311
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