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The imaginative characters and innovative story structure made Ken Kesey?s debut novel ripe for commentary. Take a closer look at One Flew Over the Cuckoo?s Nest, which also enjoyed critical success as a play and a film.
The title, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Ken Kesey's One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Ken Kesey, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
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Psychological Warfare.......2007-10-15
I haven't seen more than a few minutes of the famous 1975 film version of this novel. But even for me, it's hard reading this now without imagining Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy. Though Nicholson looks nothing like the redheaded Irishman described in Kesey's novel.
McMurphy is a convict who tired of the work farm in Oregon and thought he'd kick back for the next four months in the insane asylum. He never counted on the asylum being run by a petty dictator like Nurse Ratched. Nor did Nurse Ratched ever imagine she'd run across someone she couldn't bend to her will.
The conflict between these two is recounted by "Chief" Bromden, a half-Indian, half-white man committed to the asylum. He pretends to be deaf and dumb so he doesn't have to communicate with anyone. At nights he thrashes about on his bed, imagining that the machines of The Combine are performing experiments on the patients. Though nearly seven feet tall, the Chief's image of himself is almost dwarf-like.
The other patients like the intellectual Harding and stuttering Billy Bibbit similarly see themselves as small, Harding likening them to rabbits, under Ratched's rule. When McMurphy appears on the scene, he immediately energizes the patients with his raucous behavior. After a successful rebellion over the airing of the World Series on television, the patients gain hope and self-confidence. But like any dictator, Nurse Ratched isn't about to go down without a fight. Over the next few months, she works at breaking McMurphy's hold on the patients until the final confrontation.
The Cliff Notes I read after finishing the book likened McMurphy to Christ. I'm not sure I'd go that far because I can't recall Christ slugging it out with any Roman guards on his way to the cross. There is certainly nothing meek and mild about McMurphy. Yet in his own way he is the way and the hope for the other patients, including Chief Bromden.
What I'd liken this to more so than the New Testament is Orwell's famous "1984." Nurse Ratched is a Big Brother figure in controlling the hearts and minds of her subjects, though in less obvious ways. The three black orderlies at her command aren't as efficient as the Thought Police, but they do their part to maintain order, at least until McMurphy's arrival.
More to the point, the conflict between freedom and tyranny is at the heart of both novels. Both show us how precious freedom is in an oppressive environment and the lengths the tyrants will go to maintain their hold on power. McMurphy's struggle with Ratched isn't as covert as Winston's against Big Brother, but they are both psychologically intense. And for McMurphy at least, his opposition has about as happy as an outcome, though Kesey allows hope for some of the other characters.
This is the kind of book people call a "page turner." I kept chugging along through the novel with nearly the same dread and hope as the patients, wanting a good outcome but fearing that McMurphy was bound to meet a bad end. For me, that kind of emotional involvement is the hallmark of a great novel. You'd have to be crazy to miss out on this one. (Thank you, I'll be here all week...)
That is all.
A Great Work That Is Hard To Come By.......2007-09-08
This book is one of those books that stands out from the rest. It is well written, the illustrations in this addition only add to the story to give it a greater feel for the residence of the institution. I absolutely love this book!
The characters are life-like and easy to relate to. I recommend this book for those who avid or occasional readers. It is a story that will survive many more generations.
He makes the Cheif big and he makes all of us big.......2007-09-06
The perfect metaphor for school, or work and the handbook for any revolutionary. What can I say about such a good book except for what it has meant to me. R.P. McMurphy dies for all of them and all of us. He makes the Cheif big and he makes all of us big, and I spent my life feeling just like that locked in a system inescapable and hopeless, so powerful that resisting is foolish, but resistance is the only option, because they don't only want your body in chains, but they want your mind, and to stop resisting would be to give them your soul. I think of McMurphy when I'm at a seminar, or driver's education class, or anywhere with bad florescent light and dirty chairs, or when I'm playing poker.
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Jacques Paisner, Author of Albuquerque Blues
Other Books.......2007-09-03
An iconoclast who likes a good time ends up in a mental institution. He threatens the status quo, and hence the power structures embodied in the tyrannical head nurse.
A struggle develops between the two, as various escapades escalate to the not so pleasant conclusion. Rather well done.
Complex and tragic.......2007-05-11
I have always regarded `One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest' as one of the best movies ever made. I never read the book because, well... I'd already seen the movie. But the book was highly regarded and since I hadn't seen the movie in at least 20 years, I thought it was time to read Kesey's novel.
Ironically, reading the novel has ruined the movie for me.
After reading the novel, I felt compelled to re-watch the movie and was surprised to find how superficial it seemed to me. Kesey was not happy with the movie version of his novel (despite all those Oscars). I had never understood why, until now. The very essence of Kesey's characters were gutted by the movie (not just their physical appearance but the very core of who the characters are and what they represent). Nicholson's performance, which seemed like a tour de force before, now seems superficial to me.
The novel is written from the perspective of one of the patients (the Chief) who everyone on the ward believes is deaf and dumb. The Chief is essentially a `fly on the wall', observing all that happens, virtually unnoticed (at least initially). His tenacious grasp on reality (his hallucinations and paranoid delusions may be the result of drugs he is forced to take, mental illness, or a combination of both) provides a fascinating perspective and allows Kesey to use the Chief's altered sense of reality as a source for much of symbolism in the novel.
The movie may be good (possibly even great), but the novel is much richer, more complex and profoundly tragic. R.P. McMurphy is the ultimate doomed rebel. This is one of the best novels of the 20th Century (despite its inexplicable omission from Modern Library's `Best 100 Novels of the 20th Century').
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Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to do battle with the awesome powers that keep them all imprisoned.
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Introduction by Robert Faggan
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an american classic.......2007-09-23
All part of the great american adventure. Randall P. McMurphy is my new hero . Very enlightining because we always think about the movie but what I liked about the book was, it was chief's story as much as macks. I feel the movie was censored. I must admit when McMurpy spoke it was with Jack Nicholson's voice
A sixties novel that remains current today.......2007-06-27
I knew this book as one of the anthems of the sixties, bringing to the fore the themes of rebellion against arbitrary authority and the rejection of conformity. But I did not actually read the book till recently.
I found that Kesey's "sixties" novel passes the test of great literature. It transcends its moment in time and gains universality. The struggle between the individual and the demands of society is nowhere portrayed as sharply and brilliantly as in this novel. McMurphy is a bit extreme, as is Nurse Ratched, but the interplay of extremes is fascinating.
Do not ignore the fact that Bromden, the narrator, actually shows serious signs of mental illness. His constant references to the "Combine" and his fear of the "fog" are paranoid delusions. It's an amazing tribute to Kesey's skill that he chose to tell the story this way rather than in a more conventional mode of narration, and that he succeeded.
This entertaining and often hilarious read remains.......2007-05-09
This review is for the Penguin Books paperback edition, 2003, with illustrations by Ken Kesey and introduction by Robert Faggen. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, first published in 1962, was Ken Kesey's debut novel.
The setting is a ward at a hospital for the mentally ill, probably in the late fifty's. Chief Nurse Ratched has absolute control over her ward. Through insinuation and intimidation, she has oppressed the patients, aides, junior nurses and even the ward doctor into wimps. We see this through the eyes of the narrator, Big Chief Bromden Jr., a half-Indian who pretends he is a deaf-mute. The staff ignores him, and allows him to clean the staff room during their meetings. He's the all knowing fly on the wall.
Enter the new admission, Randal Patrick McMurphy, the roughneck gambler who got himself transferred to a mental hospital to escape the rigors of a prison work farm. McMurphy considers most of the patients essentially sane, and cannot understand why they have allowed Nurse Ratched to dominate and humiliate them. McMurphy rallies his fellow inmates towards mutiny in a long battle to undermine Nurse Ratched's authority.
Weaved into ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST is a social commentary on the mid-century ideas for treatment of those who could not or would not conform to normality. The novel, and the subsequent movie and play, undoubtedly helped popularize the need for change. Although that is behind us, this entertaining and often hilarious read remains.
Do not be misled by the teens writing bad reviews about Cuckoo's Nest...........2007-04-16
As I commented on one young reviewer's post...there should be a rule stating that if you have not read the book then you should not be allowed to write a review for it or even rate it. Most of the poor reviews and low ratings for this novel are from ignorant teenagers whose reviews are barely coherent and furthermore who have not even actually read the book beyond a few pages. Rant over, thanks.
Moving on, I have owned this book for several years but simply never got around to reading it until now. Things to keep in mind: I did see a stage production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, but I have never seen the movie. I am not going to summarize the book, I will just get to my point. I will say that Cuckoo's Nest is not by any means a breezy read, and I also had a little bit of difficulty in the beginning fully comprehending some of what was going on mainly because it is not written in any typical fashion and yes, it is written from the perspective of a mental patient whose perception is not always clear...or is it? Not only that but Kesey was volunteering to take part in LSD testing during the time he wrote the book, which he wrote from his experience working in a Veteran's hospital. The first portion of the book is a bit slow, but once you get past the introductions, so to speak, and adjust to the style of the narrator's prose it takes a turn and you can't help but care for these characters and feel what they feel and go through and how they change and evolve. You might even see some of your own experiences or selves in the situations in Cuckoo's Nest, mental patients or not.
I finished what started as a difficult read within two days and it turned out to be one of the most rewarding novels I have read in a long time. I actually cried; this is now one of only three books that has ever hit me in such a way! It's an inspiring and sad story about the power of ideas, spirit, conformity and freedom. Although it may be a little rough at the start, I highly recommend getting through that part and finishing the story...you'll be glad you did!
Fantastic.......2007-04-06
You know the plot. Rebellion against authority. You've seen it re-hashed a hundred times, but never treated this well. In Cuckoos Nest, Kesey has made the authority palpably evil - malicious and vindictive. He's made the innocents perfectly pitiable. He's made the rescuer a brash brawler fueled by testosterone - not admirable, but respected all the same.
The Big Nurse embodies the tyranny of small minds who gain power, absolute power, over those who are helplessly subject to them. She rules with cold authority over her ward of mental patients, twisting them inside so that they'll never escape her machinations until Randall McMurphy appears in the ward, having conned his way in to avoid work detail in prison. Thus begins a battle of the wills that is full of high comedy and tragic results.
Even told through the perspective of a giant Indian mental patient, McMurphy's acts are not glossed over as the pranks of a fun-loving mischevious kid. The hatred that he and all patients on the ward have for the Big Nurse seeps out of the pages. McMurphy's goal is to make them into men, not cowering rabbits, and his final Pyrrhic victory transforms the men around him.
This is a modern classic that you will not be able to forget.
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Miss Potter's new hometown of Holly How is having its share of troubles, and three children, favorites of Beatrix, are counting on the help of the fairies of Cuckoo Brow Wood. Now, with her signature tact, Beatrix must work with her friends-human and animal-to set things right.
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The trouble with cats...and rats..........2007-09-05
The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood covering 24th of April 1907 to May 1st, is the third of the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter by Susan Wittig Albert. Miss Felicia Frummety is not keeping the rat population down at Hill Top Farm and the village cats have issued an ultimatum. Ridley Rattail has had it with the rowdy rats that have moved into the attic so he posts an ad for cats to rid himself of these undesirables. Of course the humans have their share of problems, Major Kittridge has returned to Sawrey with a wife, dashing the hope of Dimity Woodcock. The village is invited to meet the new lady of the manor but rumors are rampant when it's learned she was an actress. There's also the rumor that the Major is planning to develop his shoreline property. The Vicar's cousin and his wife have moved in and the Vicar is far too kind to toss them even after they've outstayed his patience. Jeremy Crosfield, who is an excellent student, has to leave school and start his apprenticeship since he can't afford to continue his schooling -- the animals and humans are concerned about this event. And Beatrice arrives once again to spend some time at her farm.
Okay, up front I have to say I'm really enjoying these books. The interweaving of the various threads balancing the point of view of the humans and the animals is seamless. With each book, I gain more respect for Albert's ability to slip her stories into the undocumented bits of the Beatrix Potter timeline. She also maintains that playful seriousness that I also found in the Potter's little books. The characters are fully developed and while the mysteries are light they are ones that would have serious impact on the people of the story and their environment.
In this story, the small folk of the woods, fairies play a part. Are they real? Well I think that's for each of us to decide, and the author plays the story with a light hand to give us all a chance to believe as we will. After all if you can accept talking animals then are fairies that much of a stretch?
These are perfect books for when you are feeling a bit down. They are just the thing to help restore your believe in the inherent goodness of humankind and to help you see the world around in a different light. No, I don't think the author has a message to hit us with; she just tells a good story with a light touch that leaves us feeling more upbeat and in this summer's heat that's a wonder in itself.
Like being there---again.......2007-06-28
This third book in the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter is just as much fun and as charming as the first two. It makes you want to find the Potter illustrations from her "little books," so that the faces and personalities of the people involved in the stories become even more familiar.
With the world as it is now, it's a joy (and a relief) to immerse oneself in the world of a century ago with the friends one met in childhood.
So cute!.......2007-06-13
These are just wonderful stories - for children, for fans of Beatix Potter, for anyone who enjoys mystery and fantasy. I picked up these books quite by accident, and found them reminiscent of my old favorite classics like "A Secret Garden." Very interesting stories - both as stand alone books and as part of the series.
Great book.......2007-06-09
My wife read it from cover to cover in two days, what more can I say. Too bad I'm not a murder mystery fan...
She Does It Again!.......2007-05-15
Once again Susan Wittig Albert delights us with the third novel in The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. The heroine in this novel solves another crime and befriends and assists three young people in the village who are in need of help from the "wee folk". This novel speaks of love and compassion in both the human and animal world. The characters are evolving wonderfully and the animal ones have become more realistic, if that's possible. People and animals alike work together to make the world of Near and Far Sawrey a better place. I anxiously await the next novel in this series.
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A sentimental favorite, The Cuckoo's Egg seems to have inspired a whole category of books exploring the quest to capture computer criminals. Still, even several years after its initial publication and after much imitation, the book remains a good read with an engaging story line and a critical outlook, as Clifford Stoll becomes, almost unwillingly, a one-man security force trying to track down faceless criminals who've invaded the university computer lab he stewards. What first appears as a 75-cent accounting error in a computer log is eventually revealed to be a ring of industrial espionage, primarily thanks to Stoll's persistence and intellectual tenacity.
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Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian).
Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter" -- a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases -- a one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the CIA...and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash, cocaine, and the KGB.
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Outstanding Book.......2007-10-16
I first read this book as one of the texts that were reviewed during an undergraduate computer security course. I found the book to be entertaining and informative. You won't be a better equipped computer security professional by reading this book; however, I think you will be better for it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I still recommend this book to people I talk to that are interested in an introduction to computer security.
My wife also read the book. She knows nothing about computer networking or security, yet she found it to be a great story and was able to follow the storyline pretty easily.
75c doesn't seem much but..... .......2007-08-11
Although the event occured some 20 years ago the story is as relevant today as ever. Stoll relates his story well; how an afternoon spent tying up a 75c accounting error in the labs logging software leads him to suspect, and ultimately help catch, a hacker on the KGB payroll. The book is of particular interest to readers in the computing/info technology fields but any reader will find the story interesting. Stoll devotes much of his working day monitoring/logging the hacker's activities, putting aside his regular work. Following the hacker's trail reveals to Stoll how insecure the main US military computer networks are and how easy it is to access sensitive documents. The documents themselves might not be of a classified nature but when they information they contain is combined it provides a major insight in to the activities of the US military. On the way Stoll informs the various US agencies: CIA, NSA, FBI etc. about the hacker to hopefully gain their assistamce. Interesting insight is provided on the internal machinations of the agencies and their seeming reluctance to help. Stoll continues on regardless, tracking the hacker across the US to the European continent. Eventually the govt steps in as they get wind of espionage on a grand scale. The vast majority of the book focuses on Stoll's personal efforts with fairly scant coverage of the international efforts being carried out by the CIA etc. This is a result of Stoll only being able to extract a small amount of info from the CIA about the case. In a way it would have been interesting to have read more about the CIA/KGB end of things but that certainly doesn't detract from the appeal of Stoll's accounts. Well written and recommended.
A World of Acronyms .......2007-07-02
Not only a great story about tracking a Cracker. It is packed with the basics of computer science. If you are interested in computers at all or would like to know a little bit more about how my mind works, pick up this book. It will fullfill your needs for acronyms and problem solving. It will have you captivated to find out the answers to problems still plaqueing our computer systems. I will enjoy re-reading this book to see how my profession has evolved.
The dawn of computer espionage.......2007-06-03
When astronomer/computer administrator Clifford Stoll discovered a 75-cent discrepency in an accounting program, he decided not to overlook it. From this insignificant starting point, the trail led to a computer hacker in contact with the KGB and working out of Germany who was systematically targeting the computers of NASA and the US military. It also brought him into contact with the American intelligence community and led to a new emphasis on preventing computer espionage.
Stoll tells his story in a light, humorous style and explains the workings of computer networks with great clarity. In addition to the mystery of the hacker, I enjoyed a peek into the bohemian lifestyle of the Berkeley community as well as the evolution of Stoll's thinking on computer and national security and the way it put him at odds with many of his left-leaning friends and forced him to take a hard look at many of his own values.
Probably the First Internet Hacking HandBook.......2007-05-13
I read this for the first time in 1992 during my post-grad year. At the time, it was the first decent book about hacking that I could find in a bookshop. Also Bruce Sterling's book "The Hacker Crackdown" gives a different but equally informative perspective. Both books touch on issues that are still relevant today.
In Cuckoo's Egg, I initially expected more technical details, compared to Cliff Stoll's paper published by the ACM, but was still highly entertained and even more informed about the legal and law enforcement issues at the time.
While current Internet usage mainly involves mouse clicks, the average person will gain an understanding of the internet services that are still the building blocks for web surfing.
The hackers tools have evolved significantly, but the basic techniques are still relevant for monitoring, anonymity, routing packets through networks, search and access.
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The Cuckoo Child.......2001-07-29
I thaught this book would be good because it had a funny name. It was good too. The cuckoo child is about a boy who loves birds of any kind. He lives with his Mom, Dad, and sister. his name is Jack Daw. In the begining Jack sees some chickens hatch. Then he ascked his father when he could have some birds of his own. His father said when he was 5. On his 5th he got budgerigars. For his 6th he got bantams. For his 7th, ducks. Then his 8th birthday came and he got geese. He named them Lidia and Wilfred. The next day Jack was going on a field trip with his class to the Wildlife Park. When they got there, there were more birds than he had expected. And then he saw it; the great male ostrich. It was amazing. His teacher came back for him and they cept going. Then they came to a sign that siad:Ostriches->. His teacher read the signthat told about ostriches. Jack asked his teacher if they would see any eggs. A man "ansered you will see lots". It was a park ranger. He showed them some eggs. After the park ranger showed them the eggs Jack sneaks an egg into his back. What happens to the egg? Read this book and find out!
The Kid and the Bird.......2001-07-19
I read this book because it was my second choice, and because everyone else was reading it.
Jack Daw loves birds, any types of birds. One day Jack and his class went a field trip to the local zoo. He finds himself looking straight at a nine foot tall, 345 pound ostrich! Then Jack comes up with a plan. Jack steals an extra ostrich egg that's about to be fed to a snake! Then he brings the ostrich egg back home to his family's farm.
If you want to find out what happens to the ostrich egg, and you like birds, read this book! It's very interesting!
The Odd Bird.......2001-06-13
I read this book because our teacher said that if we put a book review on Amazon.com we could keep the book. So why not? Before I read the book I thought it was about a child that was crazy about something,I didn't even think that it was about birds. The main characters in this story are Jack,Oliver,Lydia,and Wilfred. Jack has a way with birds and he is always with them he loves them so much that he gets them for birthday presents. One day his class goes on a field trip and he gets something if you what to find out read this book. This book is very interesting i think it is a very good book for all ages it is only a 127 page book too! This is one of those books that you take time out of your day to read it!
An on the farm kinda bird!.......1998-10-02
This book is very interesting if you like birds. A boy takes an egg and hatches it. Its an ostrich. he raises the bird. Then the bird gets to big for the farm. What will happen to the bird? Read this book to find out!
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McMurphy is a lusty, profane, life-loving fighter who rallies the other mental-hospital patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Big Nurse. It soon becomes a grim struggle for the minds and hearts of the men.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.......2007-09-07
Great book. I hadn't read it since the 60's!
So much better than the movie. It was our book club's September reading. A wide range of women from 40-75. It was all agreed upon that this book was worth reading again.
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A historical and repair guide to Black Forest clocks with numerous catelog reprints. Plus original illustrations. Includes considerable text on repairing, dating and identifying Black Forest cuckoo clocks. Also contains information on Black Forest Trumpeter clocks.
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Excellent Book for Collectors.......2000-08-28
This is an excellent book for collectors and people wanting information on the history of the cuckoo clock. The writing is clear and precise and the diagrams are easy to follow.
A good basic overview of the German Cuckoo Clocks........1998-02-01
Offers the industry's history (including machinery), many tips about the adjustment and restoration of these clocks, tools needed, etc. Photos of unusual clocks and the factories. A "must have" for those interested in, or repairing, the German Cuckoo Clocks.
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A sweeping epic set in southern India, where a group of outcasts create a family while holding tight to their dreams.
Barely a month after she is promised in marriage, eleven-year-old orphan Kokila comes to Tella Meda, an ashram by the Bay of Bengal. Once there, she makes a courageous yet foolish choice that alters the fabric of her life: Instead of becoming a wife and mother, youthful passion drives Kokila to remain at the ashram.
Through the years, Kokila revisits her decision as she struggles to make her mark in a country where untethered souls like hers merely slip through the cracks. But standing by her conviction, she makes a home in Tella Meda alongside other strong yet deeply flawed women. Sometimes they are her friends, sometimes they are her enemies, but always they are her family.
Like Isabel Allende, Amulya Malladi crafts complex characters in deeply atmospheric settings that transport readers through different eras, locales, and sensibilities. Careening from the 1940s to the present day, Song of the Cuckoo Bird chronicles India’s tumultuous history as generations of a makeshift family seek comfort and joy in unlikely places–and from unlikely hearts.
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a book of many songs !.......2006-04-01
I am not sure what the author means when she invites the readers to see the spiritual side of India by reading this book. There are Guru's ranging from the truly genuine to the fake like Charvi. This book is not about a typical ashram, it is more about the typical misfits and typical fake Guru's.
This book is not only the song of the cuckoo bird, but also equally the song of many others ( Charvi, Sastri, Chetana, Subhadra and many others ). Add to this the songs of these people's Children and grandchildren and/or their friends and/or their relatives and visitors to the ashram. There are just too many characters.
It was not Vidura who related the battle of Mahabharatha to king Dhritharashtra and Ugadi is not celebrated in January !.
Highly recommended!!.......2006-03-10
I recommended this book to my book club and we LOVED it!! It was such a fabulous read. Now we're planning to read all of Amulya Malladi's books.
Great read!.......2006-03-10
I read a good review of this book in The Boston Globe and was not disappointed. This is a very unusual book about India and I learnt something new about the ashram culture and the Indian society as a whole. In the beginning I was annoyed with the use of foreign words but as I read the book I was glad that the author had not translated everything and ruined the charming effect the words gave the entire book.
Song of the Cuckoo Bird.......2006-03-09
I just finished reading this book and just had to write a review. I read a lot of books by Indian authors and as an Indian there are times that I am disappointed and unimpressed, this is not one of those times. "Song of the Cuckoo Bird" is a truly fabulous experience as it takes you through the lives of people living in an ashram over a span of almost 50 years. This was an inspiring read. I especially loved the chapter about the ashram getting a television; I remember those times well.
Absolutely stunning!.......2006-03-09
I loved this book! I have read other books by Amulya and have liked them but this one is truly superior. The story is beautiful, the characters interesting and the writing remarkable. I recommend this book to everyone interested in India and who want to read a novel written not specifically for a "foreign" audience, but one that just tells a story without pretense.
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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: Rising to Heroism (Twayne's Masterwork Studies)
M. Gilbert Porter
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i was pleased by the book and find it worth reading.......1999-09-09
after reading one flew over the coocoo s nest, i thought that the book was definitely worth reading although i did notice a lot of unnessasery information. i definitely find that the book was quite boring until i got at a certain point in it. i admire the characters,espacially chief,for his actions. anyways, i liked the book but if i had to suggest anything, i would suggest you watch the movie because it is amazing and is quite close to the book, except that the book s ending is different. hope you enjoy your book!
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