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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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- Nina
- 08-29-08
Even better than I remember1
Like most, I remember this movie from many years ago. At that time, I was quite moved by it. And when I listened to the book, I was doubly impressed. Exquisitely written and pulls no punches. Try this one.
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- Wade Lancaster
- 11-02-17
Great Classic
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- JW
- 06-17-10
Riveting!!!
Wow! I???d seen the movie some time ago in the 20th Century, but the book is electric. Told from the half Indian???s point of view and not Jack Nicholson???s McMurphy character, (which makes far more sense considering the story's outcome). There???s just so much more going on when you read/listen than when you watch. The imagination is the key thing and more importantly, the writing. Kesey is a brilliant folk story teller/writer who's prose is tight and riveting.
I recommend this one.
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- majordude
- 03-04-07
A Masterpiece!
Ken Kesey says that he never watched the movie because he disagreed with Jack Nicholson playing the lead character. The book is definitely better than the movie. It's art.
Ken breathes heavily in parts and that is distracting but it is interesting to hear how the author reads his own words.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-19
Not the same as the book
I tried to read along with it, but this is missing a lot, mostly just half paragraphs.
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- R Fuller
- 08-07-08
Great Book
Interesting and captivating story and the author's interpretation makes it that much more interesting. After hearing the book, I had to see the movie, yeah, the book is far better. The interview with Ken Kesey is a very enjoyable addition to the download.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-20
The reading
I wanted to read the whole book along with it but it wasn’t even the whole book. It skipped a few lines or sentences.
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- Barry
- 09-13-12
Did I really get the abridged version?
Geez, 3 hours is hardly more than a short story. Well, it's a powerful little book, but clearly the work of a young man. Part of the continuum in counterculture literature that began in the 1940s and had its zenith in the 1960s before petering out into new age pablum on one side and left wing diatribes on the other. This book was written with all the sincerity and passion of its times. I suppose it's essential reading to anyone who wants to get the full flavor of that era, but it's only one slice of the whole picture. Probably it should be read at different times of ones life because I guarantee you will see it differently at 20 than you will at 50.
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- Pavel
- 03-31-11
Compared to the movie
I found the audiobook slightly less entertaining. I've read the whole book in the past, I guess it should be better to listen to unabridged version.
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- Rebecca Loe
- 05-07-20
Skips too much
Tried to follow along with text (for school) and realized there were whole sections of texts that were just left out. Not sure if this is because I’m on a free trial or what. Very disappointed because it’s a great book
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- Natz M
- 02-25-18
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
- 11-01-17
Bad
This book is not the same as the original written and skips a lot of sentences and passages.
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- Nadya
- 12-13-18
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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- Lottie
- 04-13-13
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.
6 people found this helpful
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- Bianca Lashley
- 11-04-16
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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- Malene W. Mathiasen
- 02-16-22
No thanks
Not a good book. It does not work. The movie is a lov better, which is never the case
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- Anonymous User
- 01-27-22
Not the full story
It’s not the full length story. Quite annoyed that I wasted my money on this, and I can’t return it.
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- Barnacles
- 10-22-20
Entertaining!
It was read by the author which made it special, especially when he spoke with expression. The characters seemed so real. It kept me entertained while I wallpapered. I'm sure the full version would have built up the characters and story a lot more, but I just wanted a flavour of what the book was about - and that it what I got. There was an interesting interview with the author at the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-20
Thoroughly enjoyable
I really enjoyed this audio book, it was captivating and thought provoking. This is the abridged version of the book which although may not be what everyone is looking for worked out perfectly for me. 3 hours is long enough for me personally as I feel this captured the essence of the book and was entertaining.
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- Will Sam
- 02-19-19
A Timeless classic
A Timeless classic. There is a great interview at the end too with Ken Kelsey
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- Chantelle
- 04-05-16
Skips Paragraphs
What disappointed you about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
I liked the book but the audiobook skipped many paragraphs so it was impossible to read along with my copy of the book
Has One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest put you off other books in this genre?
No, but it has put me off other audiobooks as I don't want to read another book that skips parts.
How could the performance have been better?
Ken Kesey sounded drunk whilst reading and skipped parts
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
NONE! I'm complaining about the fact scenes were cut.
Any additional comments?
Frankly the audiobook was a disappointment.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-18
Great writer, horrible narrator
The story is great but it's read out by the author and he is an obnoxious narrator. Constantly yawning, speeding up and down and laughing.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-19
good book terrible narrator
Tried listening to this as I read along with the original novel, but the audiobook skips sentences and phrases and sometimes even complete paragraphs and key ideas. Use the audio book narrated by John C. Reilly instead.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-14-22
feeling ripped off
Half of the narrative is missing!
this fellow ripped off his version of Ken keseys work.
I think he fancys him self as a mcmurphy.
skipped narrative so he could get to do mcmurphys dialogue.