One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Summary: Great connection to American society
Review: Dear Mr. Kesey, I recently read your book for an English paper. I just wanted to tell you that it taught me that one person really can make a difference. I also wanted to let you know that usually I can never seem to go beyond the words and see the meaning behind a book without the help of a teacher, however, I was able to make connections between your book and our society. Thank you!

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Summary: The great American novel
Review: The great American novel, so often heralded as yet to come, is exemplified by and established as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Like the characters of the novel, the plot, set in a mental institution, uses a small segmented environment in order to view America and the world as a whole. The multi-layered metaphors, such as man vs. machine, and the intense plot confrontations, such as McMurphy vs. Big Nurse, combine in a brilliantly written novel with omniscient prescence. McMurphy, the gregarious, fiery, "Lone Ranger" styled cowboy, is the true hero of the American west; he is forced to confront the evil, machine wielding Big Nurse, in a Christ-like act of equal parts benevolence and selfishness that typifies the All-American struggle between the nature we must tame and monsters we create to do so. It is an excellent book that, if read for depth, is thought provoking, and, if read for simple enjoyment, is entertaining.

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Summary: It lets the reader question himself about life choices!
Review: I just think that this is rather the most astonnishing book I have read . I thought the movie was also very well done .

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Summary: An undeniably intense experience of human psychosis
Review: I found this book so intriguing from the moment I picked it up. It held my attention from beginning to end. Although I found some of it hilarious, other parts completely shocked me. The ESt given to Mcmurphy and other patients, the pure hypocrisy of the treatment of the so called "insane". This book not only tells the plot from the eyes of a so called lunatic, but makes the reader wonder how insanity can possibly be defined. Who's to say that one man is any crazier than the next. The paradox of giving a man EST so he is a brainless vegetable, just so he no longer exemplifies characteristics that society deams "not normal behaivor" was very frightening. The end shocked me, but was very fitting to the novel. Kesey is an amazing writer who has sustained the test of time. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a laugh and needing some intellectual stimulation

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Summary: A very entertaining and funny novel!
Review: Julie Guerrero

The novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kessey, was one of the best books I have read ever since my high school years. It was the only novel that kept me interested in what was going to happen next and I couldn't put it down for second. What I enjoyed the most is the way the main character, McMurphy, performed his role and the way the author set up the story. The novel is about a man named McMurphy who goes into the world of the mental hospital and objects and refuse to obey the rules. He then takes over the Big Nurse who had the power of authority and McMurphy leads the other patients around him to experience fun and happiness. McMurphy does this by promoting gambling and he sneaks in women in the ward. His only goal in this novel is to reduce the other patien't fears toward the Big Nurse and to forget about the rules for once and have fun. Overall, this is a very interesting, enjuyable and a funny novel, and I defintely recommend it.

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Summary: Enlightening but disturbing
Review: This novel is about a group of mentally demented men that encounter a total change in routine when a man named McMurphy enters their ward. The ward is run by a nurse who can't stand to see disorder and disagreement from the patients. She is refereed to as the "big nurse." Everyone of the patients is scared to question her authority, except McMurphy. Through-out the story he is trying to buck the system and create a more comfortable situation for the other patients who would never attempt to do the same. There's an assortment of hilarious confrontations between the patients and the staff that will surely put a smile on your face.

The style of writing that Ken Kesey demonstrates in this novel is magnificent. The story is told from the view of an Indian man on the ward who is considered to be deaf and mute but actually is not. It's amazing how Kesey showed the corruptness about the ward through the eyes of this particular individual. It will make the reader feel disgusted at times and warm-hearted at others. Kesey's novel will enlighten readers with a hidden and unexplored part of the American culture.

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Summary: I love this book. It's much better than the movie.
Review: I'm an ninth grade student and this is the best and one of the only novels that I have read. I like how the Chier narrorates the book, unlike the movie. Movie=2 stars Book=5. -Nikko Ganacias Federal Way Wa. [e-mail]

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Summary: I liked this book alot and I thought it was well developed
Review: This book was very good and I thought McMurphy was excellent in the book and also in the movie

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Summary: It was made for Jack.
Review: His smile is described so accuratley that you know who McMurphy should look like. This book is on my list. It is perfect.

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Summary: Brave, exciting, and ingenious
Review: Dear Mr.Kesey, I am a ninth grade English student in the process of reading your book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Although I am only two thirds of the way through the book, I must say that I am very impressed with the book. I find your book to be brave, exciting, and ingenious. The themes expressed in your book are very powerful and moving. Your book is emotionally captivating. I feel as if I become a part of the book when I read it. Reading your book has been a new and very enjoyable experience. Your writing inspires me to write my own stories. I look forward to finishing your book, and I thank you for giving the world such a wonderful work of literature.