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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Narrated by: Ken Kesey
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
On one side is Big Nurse, who rules her ward with iron discipline. On the other is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a lustful, brawling, life-loving new inmate who refuses to knuckle under to Big Nurse's soul-destroying methods. In the end, McMurphy pays the ultimate price for his defiance, but not before the rebellious spirit has shown Chief Bromden the way to reclaim his future.
Critic reviews
"A glittering parable of good and evil." (The New York Times Book Review)
"A roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the Rulers who enforce them." (Time)
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- Natz M
- 25-02-18
Poor
Downloaded this one as was a lot quicker than the one on YouTube...now I know why! As it doesn’t read the full book and misses out loads of the the book. Glad I didn’t purchase it.
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- J Conroy
- 01-11-17
Bad
This book is not the same as the original written and skips a lot of sentences and passages.
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- Lottie
- 13-04-13
I'm so glad I got this!
I have meaning to read/listen to this title for so long and felt ashamed that, as a book lover, I have never read it. You are in a mental institution and you see the cogs in the machine, and the big nurse pulling the lever. Until,that is a new patient arrives and his aim is to break down the whole operation. It is narrated by another patient that you feel yourself cheering for him at the end. A beautiful story about human soul and its obstacles through life and against oneself.
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- Nadya
- 13-12-18
Should clearly be marked as abridged version
Beautifully narrated - of coourse - by Ken Kesey. This is perfect for those happy for the abridged version. Unfortunately, I was looking for the full text.
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- Bianca Lashley
- 04-11-16
good book and storyline
the performance was good and the story was gripping, but quite shocking as well. really enjoyed it and a relatively short book compared to what i have been reading recently.
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- Mel
- 25-12-23
A true classic
Finally got round to listening to this classic… recommended by many. A really good listen -over the narration by the author
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- go-go girl
- 04-11-23
It’s a classic for a reason
I’d recommend this to everyone. Beautifully observed with an eye to small details. Absolutely loved it.
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- Philomena Warren
- 11-08-23
Brilliant
I really enjoyed the audiobook . At first I thought the narrator wasn’t suited and had I not loved the film
so much I wouldn’t have purchased it from listening to the sample . However once Mac
Mac murph entered and the narration started livening up I really enjoyed it . I was so sad that it was only 3 hours . Could the full story be made available in audible ?
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- James Stewart
- 19-11-22
An American Parable
Kesey has written a well crafted tale that touches upon a deeply understood notion of personal and social freedoms. It is full of humour and pathos and perfectly depicts the dysfunction at the heart of the American ideal.
The mental hospital can be read as a metaphor for modern America, with Big Nurse the authoritarian, life suppressing figure who in sustaining the patients denies them true well being, true selfhood. In the end, the Red Indian, Broom Bromden, breaks free. The true natural American spirit is released. It is a nod to hope for us all
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- FrankieG.
- 30-09-22
movie was better
wrong narrator for this story.
needed to have a bit more emotion in parts.
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