This book is truly one of a kind. I wish I was able to get through it faster to have a more conjoined experience, but because this book had such a limited setting and plot, it was doable to read it this way. I can’t believe Kesey’s ability to articulate what happens in the mind of someone who is mentally ill either paranoid hallucinations. He brought all of the characters to life through the eyes of Chief Bromden.  While there wasn’t much to love about this book, there was much to appreciate. Nurse Rachett was one of the most incredibly written antagonists I’ve ever come across. Confirms the fact that I really appreciate a villain who isn’t black and white, and who is evil in the ways most of societies traditional villains aren’t. The ending was hard and also strangely redemptive. Much of the narrative from Chief Bromden was obviously unreliable, but the book as a whole calls attention to a part of our past (and sadly present) society that is very real and horrifying. We still have such a long way to go in treating those with mental illness with dignity and respect.