Ukrainian language
Published Sept. 15, 2017 by КМ-Букс.
На початку 1960-х, під час навчання в університеті, Кен Кізі кілька місяців підробляв санітаром у психіатричному відділенні однієї з лікарень. Саме там, на нічних змінах, він почав писати свій дебютний роман — «Над зозулиним гніздом». Очима індіянця- напівкровки Вождя Бромдена, якого всі вважають глухонімим, читач побачить героїчну боротьбу веселого шахрая Рендла Патрика Макмерфі проти могутнього Комбінату, що підкорив уже собі все людське життя. Більш ніж півстоліття цей неперевершений роман приваблює нові покоління читачів. --back cover
I get why there was a fuss and it became a classic, and it is well enough written that I finished it. I just didn’t find it that great a book, and although interesting it wasn’t really for me. Literarily valuable perhaps and worthy of consideration as a thing of its time and for a view of how people are, yes, but nothing to rave about - rather like Catcher in the Rye.
This book was quite an amazing read. I loved following the adventures of McMurphy as he bucked against the system and tried to help those around him. Seeing through the eyes of Bromden with his psychedelic descriptions were like watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon and really made this story enjoyable.
Ken Kesey wrote an absolutely perfect story, the plot grips you asking what McMurphy will dare next, written from a perspective that happily contextualizes and compares the exploits of McMurphy, until the very end. This is a must read book for anyone interested psychiatry and a tribute to Ken Kesey's literary power.
