Classics · Literary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Con man Randle McMurphy fakes madness to avoid a prison work farm and finds himself on a psychiatric ward run by the cold, controlling Nurse Ratched. The story is narrated by Chief Bromden, a silent patient.
- First published
- 1962
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like a classic about institutions, authority and one person's defiance.
Skip this if you are bothered by outdated attitudes to mental illness, race and women, which show up in the book.
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