One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Summary: I'm troubled by the use of the psychiatric ward as metaphor.
Review: Although a fair novel on its own terms, OFOTCN does a disservice to those who actually endure severe psychiatric illness. "Freeing" many patients would only exacerbate their problems; Kesey's ideas are commendable, his expression of them lacks sympathy.

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Summary: Life.
Review: Punching against the mechanical & soulless white walls Kesey presents Randall Patrick McMurphy to existences dramatic sway.The group of characters are real,& the unforgettable nurse painfully so.Though the novel is pretty slow & uncompelling at the start,& McMurphy more of a shadow than the central being that he's supposed to be(its the supporting characters that shine),Kesey goes on to show,to dramatic final effect,the situations in life's scenarios;its moods,dreams,illusions,limitations,& final twists of fate which lead to it's unpredictable outcomes.

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Summary: Society as a whole rapped up into a few characters
Review: This book is the best. I've read it a million times as well as seen the movie a million times. It makes you think of how many Nurse Ratcheds there are and how many McMurphys there are. The people who are punished for being themselves by the power-hungry dolts who don't like to see others take over (teachers!!!!!). Sorry, I'm a high school student and I've met a lot of Nurse Ratcheds.

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Summary: This book by Ken Kesey is themost enjoyableread ive ever had
Review: first off if u want to email me about this timeless novel do it Unlike any other novel this is a book that keep you laughing and intrigued the whole way through. The narrator, Cheif, acts deaf and dumb throughout the book until in a very suspenseful moment has a conversation with Mcmurphy. ! suggestio, read the book first then if you want 2 c the flick see it at least 2 weeks after reading it. The movie is nothin compared to the book.

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Summary: Kesey triumphs over the literary combine!
Review: Unlike any novel you have ever read before or will ever read again! "Cuckoo's Nest" is the story of how one light footed man named R. P. MacMurphy sacrifices himself to save 12 mental patients from the conformity our society mechanically imposes. Chief Bromden, a larger-than-life Indian who pretends to be deaf and dumb at the outset of the novel, is a literary character for the ages. We see the psychiatric ward through his eyes and cheer him on as he conquers the lonely comfort of the fog. Kesey simultaneously removes the veil of fog from the eyes of his readers. The confusion you may feel is all part of the Kesey experience. There is an incredible story for you to discover within Chief's account of the allegorical ward. He will teach you how to beat the dreaded combine if you only listen closely!

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Summary: Funny, yet dramatic, and always great.
Review: Quite possibly the best book I've ever read, "One Flew Over...." tells the terific story of a man who tries to dodge prision by using "insanity" Ken Keasy is brilliant. See the movie too.

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Summary: I loved the book, now I want to see the film!
Review: I think the book is outstanding. It manages to keep you laughing most of the way through but is sadly tradgic at the end. It is definetely the best book I have ever read and I must read some more books by Ken Kesey!

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Summary: One flew over the cuckoos nest was great!
Review: I saw the movie before this and I thought it was great. I finished reading the book today. I loved it! It is hilarious, and sometimes sad being told through the eyes of the Chief, like when Billy Bibbit commits suicide. Some funny parts are when McMurphy punches through the glass at the Nurses Station, and politely wipes it off the Big Nurses head. It shows how inhumane Electro Shock Therapy and lobotomies were, especially at the end, which is real sad. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is one of the greatest novels ever written!

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Summary: this book has had a profound effect on my life.
Review: One flew over the cookoo's nest is one of the first novels I ever read. I think I was about ten when I read it. I have read it a few times since. I even worked in a mental hospital because of this book. The first time I read the book, I didn't understand very much of it. Even then, I resonated stongly with the power struggle of boisterous Mac murphy against the heartless nurse ratchet. A classic power struggle of human compassion against the Institution. Now after all these years I must say I'm starting to sympathize with the nurse more.

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Summary: I thought that the book was hilarious!!
Review: The book was great at but also got kind of slow at times. i loved the part when McMurphy broke the glass in the nurses station. I also loved when they all sat in front of the blank t.v.