A review by kelschris15
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

4.0

Heartbreaking, hilarious, dark, and superbly well-written. The "hero" of the story, McMurphy, is neither a wholly good nor wholly bad person. As a social worker, reading about the way the patients were dehumanized and "treated" was beyond appalling. The unreliable narrator made things particularly interesting; he was both clearly schizophrenic and surprisingly lucid as he described the events going on around him.

This is one of those books you are going to love or you're going to hate... possibly both. I couldn't put it down even as I wanted to hurl it at the wall in frustration.

Lastly (and slightly spoiler-y), don't go into this book expecting a perfectly happy ending. It's not that kind of book. But dang did the ending pack a punch.