…one flew east, one flew west,
One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
ken kesey wrote the classic novel in 1959. published in 1962 it is one of those books that shall never go out of print. i plan to read it for the first time soon. based on kesey's time working the graveyard shift at a mental health facility in menlo park, california, his interactions with the patients and his participation in experimenting with psychedelic drugs aided in the realistic view he shared with the world. the film version is sad, smart, and ultimately enlightening and i imagine the experience of reading the book will be too.
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a valley of the dolls, post- modern re-interpretations during the groovy 70's. maybe? and of course. us late 40's mid 50's year olds have a point of reference!
can't wait for the digested by-product comments from pal, after her reading :)
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