One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest BOOK OVERVIEW

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a book written by Ken Kesey. The book was published in 2005 and is listed under the Mentally ill category. For readers who want to quickly understand what this title offers, this page gives a clear overview of the book, including its description, author information, page count, ratings, and ISBN details.

The full title of the book is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. When available, the subtitle is , which gives extra context about the theme, focus, or main idea behind the book. According to the available description, Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy – the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates. His struggle is seen through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a seemingly mute half-Indian patient who understands McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them imprisoned. Ken Kesey’s extraordinary first novel is an exuberant, ribald and devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness.

This book has 281 pages, making it useful for readers who want to know the approximate length before starting. It has an average rating of 4.19, based on 2364 ratings, which can help readers understand how other people have responded to it.

For cataloging and reference purposes, the ISBN-13 is 9780141187884, while the ISBN-10 is 0141187883. These numbers are helpful when searching for the exact edition of the book online, in libraries, or in bookstores.

The book cover image can be viewed here: http://books.google.com/books/content?id=ho6RQgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api.

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