One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey with Robert Faggen

281 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

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 disr...

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Moods

dark 81%
emotional 53%
sad 52%
reflective 44%
challenging 36%
tense 35%
funny 30%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 39%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.98

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