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Chief Bromden, half American-Indian, whom the authorities believe is deaf and dumb, tells the story of a mental institution ruled by Big Nurse on behalf of the all-powerful Combine. Into this terrifying grey world comes McMurphy, a brawling gambling man, who wages total war on behalf of his cowed fellow-inmates. What follows is at once hilarious and heroic, tragic and ultimately liberating. Since its first publication in 1962, Ken Kesey's astonishing first novel has achieved the status of a contemporary classic. "Kesey can be funny, he can be lyrical, he can do dialogue, and he can write a muscular narrative. In fact there's not much better come out of America in the sixties...If you haven't already read this book, do so. If youhave, read it again" - Douglas Eadie, "Scotsman".

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Stunning - one of the best books I have ever read, 18 Aug 1999 By A Customer This has planted itself firmly in my favourite books of all time. The narrative comes from the perspective of a patient on the ward of a mental asylum and offers the perspective of someone whose experience is often tinged by fear and delusion. This adds to what is a wonderful parable about life and conformity in society. The book is incredibly sad, but yet offers something of an optimistic message at the end. I can't recommend this book hearily enough. Inevitably many people might say 'I've seen the film'. The film was great in its own right but just reflected what is an astonishing book.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   10 of 12 people found the following review helpful: Devastatingly Brilliant, 30 Nov 2002 By  D McNicoll - See all my reviews Ken Kesey’s novel is narrated by Chief Bromden, a 7 foot giant of an American Indian, residing in a mental institution where everybody believes the Chief is both deaf and dumb. He draws a dark, confusing picture of the ward in which he has spent the past ten years under the dictatorial rule of the Big Nurse - Nurse Ratched - and her cronies. Into this grey, sterilised environment, where the in-mates are treated brutally, comes Randle Patrick “Mack” McMurphy. McMurphy is a smooth-talking, hard-gambling, booze-swilling womaniser, who plans on taking the rest of his prison term easy by declaring himself insane. Shocked by the cowed nature of his fellow inmates, McMurphy resolves to wage total war on the oppressive system, despite the danger it poses to his own release. Mid-way through the book, and the doctors are already plotting his downfall: “He’s definitely a Potential Assaultive.” McMurphy manages to bring out the laughter, courage and hope in the other patients, and has a dramatic impact on the Chief. The novel is an astoundingly easy read, reeling you into a very sombre world before relieving the tension with fantastically funny set-pieces and dialogue. Meanwhile, the brooding, unfeeling menace of Nurse Ratched makes her a more frightening monster than any big-budget horror film has ever produced. Perhaps the most touching moments of the novel occur outside of the main action. Kesey discusses Catholic guilt with much the same relish as Graham Greene in Brighton Rock. One of the nurses in the ward has a mark running from the corner of her mouth down across her shoulder. The Chief describes how she goes home and scrubs the stain away with a wire brush, retiring to bed with a “raw, oozing hide”. “But she’s too full of the stuff. While she’s asleep it rises in her throat and into her mouth, drains out of that corner of her mouth like purple spit...In the morning she sees how she’s stained again...How could it be? a good Catholic Girl like her?” The Chief describes his father’s descent into alcoholism as he sees it: his father literally becoming smaller and smaller. “Every time he put the bottle to his mouth, he didn’t suck out of it, it sucked out of him.” One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is wide-screen, focused, touching, lewd, funny, tragic and heroic. What more do you want?  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: A Modern Classic, 6 Sep 2004 By  Stracs "Stracs" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews    This book is brilliant. A true modern classic. The story of the inmates of a mental insitution is gripping and incredibly moving. The use of the apparently deaf and dumb "Chief" as narrator is a stroke of genius in my view. It means that you see the story through both the eyes of an inmate, but someone who is also removed through most of the book, and so provides a wonderful perspective on the other characters. All of the characters are very well written and it is easy to empathise with them all. The book describes wonderfully the way in which one man can make a difference in their own world and changes the lives of those around them if only they are prepared to stand up and be counted. However, it also describes humanity wonderfully because in the end the lone voice is cut down as so often happens. The book, overall, is a very astute study of mankind and the way we relate to each other. A must read!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 22 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews One flew too many... Kesey excells in this classic yarn of good-old 'Joe Public' against the great whims of society's 'institutes'. Read more Published on 1 April 2005 by C. J. Statham A great book on perserverence, freedom and human dignity This book is at both brutally true about life in mental institutions and optimistic of the way things can be changed. Read more Published on 30 May 2002 absolutely brilliant!!! This book is a must for readers, you just have to read it. It had me totally gripped from the very first page. It really makes you laugh out loud cos it is so funny . Read more Published on 26 Feb 2002 An engrossing tale of heroism, rebellion and liberation. Ken Kesey's 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest' is an engrossing book, its tale of rebellion and liberation captures the mood of the sixties more than any other text I have read... Read more Published on 4 Feb 2002 Profound, hard hitting, liberating and mad. A book that begins in the depths of human misery and savagery, where inhabits the supposedly deaf and dumb cheif Bromden, keeping quiet to save himself from the all powerful,... Read more Published on 7 Jan 2002 The BEST BOOK EVER This is No.1 on my all time favourite ever ever novels, the power and the beauty of the writing is unequalled any where in modern fiction or even really old stuff. Read more Published on 5 Nov 2001 by Paul S. Whiston a great book on mental health I read this book thanks my sister when she was watching the video for her university course. This inspired me to read the book and what a book. Read more Published on 25 Aug 2001 As good as it was.... I read this book translated into Polish years ago(it wasnn't very available then!), it made a big impact on me. Read more Published on 23 Jun 2001 by beata.beszczynska@ntlworld.com top book, a must read