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A review by itzami
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
3.0
Definitely not a fan of this book, but I'll consider it average due to its amazing narrative and imagery.
Pros:
- Chief, McMurphy and Big Nurse are well-developed characters and definitely move the story forward
- It opens an argument about how people are treated on mental institutes and how we can do better to make them feel safe and help them
- Also raises eyes to how patients were treated in the 60s and the methodology to deal with them
Cons:
- The book felt outdated to me. I guess that in the 60s it had a lot of power, but, nowadays, it just doesn't have the same impact and you can find multiple examples with the same narrative
- Chief's ramblings / dreams / memories as parallel (I guess) to the way how mental health patients were treated felt dull, long and I found myself just not carrying too much about it and skimming through it
- The racist and misogynistic tone kinda kill the joy for me at times
Pros:
- Chief, McMurphy and Big Nurse are well-developed characters and definitely move the story forward
- It opens an argument about how people are treated on mental institutes and how we can do better to make them feel safe and help them
- Also raises eyes to how patients were treated in the 60s and the methodology to deal with them
Cons:
- The book felt outdated to me. I guess that in the 60s it had a lot of power, but, nowadays, it just doesn't have the same impact and you can find multiple examples with the same narrative
- Chief's ramblings / dreams / memories as parallel (I guess) to the way how mental health patients were treated felt dull, long and I found myself just not carrying too much about it and skimming through it
- The racist and misogynistic tone kinda kill the joy for me at times