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# 4.5/5 star reader rating Top-ranked medical fiction Classic literary masterpiece One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Ken Kesey (Penguin Modern Classics)

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## Key Features

- • **Cinematic Vibes:** Experience the vivid characters and tension that inspired iconic film adaptations—feel the story come alive beyond the page.
- • **Timeless Classic Status:** Join the elite circle appreciating a Penguin Modern Classic that shaped literary history.
- • **Psychological Depth & Drama:** Dive into a gripping narrative ranked #24 in Medical Fiction and #371 in Psychological Fiction—where every page challenges your mind.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Loved:** With over 6,200 reviews averaging 4.5 stars, this book is a must-have for discerning readers craving impactful storytelling.
- • **Thought-Provoking & Emotional:** Laugh, reflect, and feel deeply with a narrative that balances humor and heartbreak in a way few classics can.

## Overview

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, part of the Penguin Modern Classics series, is a critically acclaimed novel ranked among the top in medical and psychological fiction. Praised for its gripping storytelling, complex characters, and emotional depth, it holds a 4.5-star rating from over 6,200 readers and continues to influence literature and film.

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Review: Great book really recommend - An absolutely gripping read. I went in knowing it was a classic, but I didn’t expect it to hit as hard as it did. The writing pulls you straight into the ward, and the characters feel so real you almost forget you’re reading fiction. McMurphy is larger than life, Nurse Ratched is quietly terrifying, and the tension between them is unbelievably well done. What surprised me most is how funny and heartbreaking it manages to be at the same time. One moment you’re laughing at the chaos, the next you’re sitting there feeling oddly emotional about people you’ve only known for a few chapters. It’s clever, sharp, and full of moments that make you stop and think. A brilliant, powerful story that sticks with you long after the final page.
Review: Strong, unsettling, thought provoking - Gripping read, very evocative and carefully written. I challenge anyone not to see Jack Nicholson though, the book, the casting, the film, hand in hand.

## Features

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 4,377 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 24 in Medical Fiction (Books) 90 in Fiction Classics (Books) 371 in Psychological Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,246 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book really recommend
*by M***K on 3 December 2025*

An absolutely gripping read. I went in knowing it was a classic, but I didn’t expect it to hit as hard as it did. The writing pulls you straight into the ward, and the characters feel so real you almost forget you’re reading fiction. McMurphy is larger than life, Nurse Ratched is quietly terrifying, and the tension between them is unbelievably well done. What surprised me most is how funny and heartbreaking it manages to be at the same time. One moment you’re laughing at the chaos, the next you’re sitting there feeling oddly emotional about people you’ve only known for a few chapters. It’s clever, sharp, and full of moments that make you stop and think. A brilliant, powerful story that sticks with you long after the final page.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strong, unsettling, thought provoking
*by B***Y on 3 January 2022*

Gripping read, very evocative and carefully written. I challenge anyone not to see Jack Nicholson though, the book, the casting, the film, hand in hand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book that still retains the magic
*by R***M on 10 September 2017*

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. Most people will remember the 1976 movie and the electric performance of Jack Nicholson as the audacious and colourful "Mack", in a movie that won many awards. The book has lost none of its magic even now reading the it so many years later, and the emotions that it can produce are still very real. McMurphy is moved to the mental institution from a prison farm where he was serving a sentence for the rape of a 15 year old girl. Although he is not mentally ill, he is hoping to avoid hard labour and serve the rest of his sentence in a relaxed environment. The life of the rest of the inmates is now turned on its head as McMurphy proceeds to wreck havoc in an attempt to control and alter the mundane existence of lethargic and inactive inmates...."We are lunatics from the hospital up the highway, psychoceramics, the cracked pots of mankind."....The only obstacle standing between Mack and his dreams is the formidable figure of the steely strict Nurse Ratched....."Her face is still calm, as though she had a cast made and painted to just the look she wants. Confident, patient, and unruffled."... The story is told in the first person through the eyes of one long term resident Chief Bromden a tall native American believed to be deaf and mute. Through a series of minor misdemeanours and coercion McMurphy is hoping to breakdown the stranglehold of power that Nurse Rached holds over the inmates, who are dulled and kept under control by the constant and daily consumption of medication. It would therefore appear that the prime function of the institution is to manage, by this use of drugs, the minds and temperaments of the residents, rather than try to rehabilitate them and reintroducing them back into society where they might once again make a useful contribution. If the use of drugs and stimulants fails to pacify the disturbed mind the institution is willing to apply electroshock therapy and in the most severe cases a lobotomy is performed. This is a book fully entrenched in the methods and institutions of its time. It is also a story of power and authority, those who wheel it and those who would attempt to question it by any means possible. It is a wonderful and colourful narration, strong and memorable characters, essentially funny yet ultimately sad. To me Randle P McMurphy is more than a comic figure, he chooses to question the reality and sense of his surroundings and by doing so set himself on the road to confrontation with the soulless Nurse Ratched and ultimately there can only be one winner, and an ending that is both shocking and captivating. Highly Recommended.

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