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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

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jenna_renna_wren's review

3.0

Complicated feelings about this one.

Two sides to this coin:
Side 1, of fascinating imagery, unique allusions, and thoughtfully interwoven symbolism and counterculture commentary
Side 2, of ignorant portrayals & profiling, a stagnant & repetitive plot line, and every character as stereotyped & “morally-grey” (sure, there’s some human depth & realism, but is in need of a purpose for the modern reader to get behind, leading to a lackluster reading experience).

Interesting to discuss and process, yet not without those sourly out-dated portrayals if you ask me, regardless of symbolic representation. Namely, misogyny.

baby_commie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

psychaneli's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ljpatton's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rensparks's review

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4.0

i loved the premise, the setting, the WRITING. some very very unlikable characters in here yet i felt bad for them all in different ways. such a unique story that i think everyone should read.