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Date Posted: 19:54:52 10/30/01 Tue
Author: Daniel.
Subject: A book

I have a book report yet again... I dunno if you guys hate me doing this, but since I hear nothing to the contrary (perhaps your silence should speak louder to me than words??) I will continue...

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

I went into this book with some reluctance, at the behest of my boyfriend. It was a book that I'd always thought I should read as opposed to a book I'd always wanted to read.

Yet having read it I can say I am very impressed. It was hard at first, simply because of the way the Chief speaks... But it really is a very sad book (I've always been a fan of a tear jerker) and though it was tragic, it was not to the point of being disturbed.

I must say I found the symbolism in the book quite strange at times... I didn't quite get all the talk of fog, and the Chief's dreams. I did however appreciate the combine metaphor that was the root of the books' message.

I found myself through the whole book feeling sorry for McMurphy. Not because of the horrors committed towards him, but because of his naiivety.

Anyways... Good book! I'm glad my boyfriend made me read it :)

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Re: A book -- Alie, 20:48:04 10/31/01 Wed
- I have not read it Dan. It is buried somewhere in my "to read" pile. However my photo prof's mother spent some time in a mental hospital when he was young( most likely in the 60s) and he says it is according to her a frighteningly accurate portrayal. -- Kris, 06:35:02 11/04/01 Sun
- Seems I wasn't the only one who wasn't that fond of the movie -- Alie, 17:40:59 11/12/01 Mon
Ken Kesey just died of cancer. 11-9-2001 I believe that was the date I read. (NT) -- Kris, 15:43:29 11/11/01 Sun