The Great American Novel. Full Stop. This is it. I found it. Simply the best book I've read since Midnight's Children, and possibly the best work of fiction I've read. Not my favorite book, that would probably be a David Eddings. But the Best. Maybe it's just because I'm from Oregon, but this ...
I can see why some people praise this book so highly, and I can see how it was such a hit at the time it was published, even without the iconic movie starring the always-crazy Jack Nicholson. The imagery is compelling, as is the unreliable voice of the (?) paranoid schizophrenic narrator through whi...
Can it really be 50 years since the publication of this book, I remember my first reading in the mid 70's and it has been a great pleasure, and a walk down memory lane, to once again make the acquaintance of the residents of an Oregon Psychiatric Hospital and in particular one Randle P McMurphy. Mos...
Genialna. Do przeczytania jednym tchem. To co właściwie jest normalne w tym świecie? To co uważa większość? Kto dał komu prawo definiować, co jest normalne, a co nie... Po tej książce, nie ma się złudzeń.
I have held off on a number of movies so I can read the book first, and not out of some puritanical belief in the superiority of the book. Okay, not JUST because of a belief in the superiority in the book. Reading asks more of its audience than movies do, a story comes alive in the minds of readers....
I actually read this years ago in early high school but a friend reminded me of how awful, misogynistic, racist and ableist it is. Note to teachers: if your student opens about mental illness and forced institutionalization in an essay in your class, do not recommend them this book in some show of s...
This is one of those exceptional books. It was the first book that I read when I returned to adult re-entry college and for a book that they force you to read when you are at high school, it is actually pretty good. I can't say that it is the only high school book that I liked, but it is at the top ...
Książka zaliczana do klasyki, cokolwiek to znaczy. Za sprawą filmu pod tym samym tytułem (pięć Oskarów) z głośną rolą Jacka Nicholsona, powieść ta - mam wrażenie - funkcjonuje jakby w jego cieniu, jako coś, po co w sumie nie warto sięgać, skoro powstał film. Wiadoma rzecz, film "pokazuje", książka z...
One of my top twenty novels of all time. Chief Bromden's narration is flawless and heart-breaking. The final twenty pages remain as my favorite ending of all time. In summation: If you've never read this, you should. That is all.Final Judgment: Smothers you.
This was definitely a very complicated and heavy read. From the complexities of morality of the mental patient care to exploitation of one's authority/power, this book strolled right past all my expectations even though I have seen the movie before reading it. The movie, I realize now--although is n...
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