Cuckoo's nest 2

AHA! I realize what Kesey did in this book! He used archetypes! Murphy, the Chief, and Billy all represent different roles people play in society, much like the boys in Lord of the Flies (collective groan). Kesey postulates that the only way to beat today's totalitarian system is to remain innoffensive but never submissive, biding your time until the oppurtunity for true escape presents itself. Excellent!

catcher in the rye 2

Notably, the man who killed John Lennon said he was compelled to do so after reading this book, as did a man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan. I felt no desire to kill anyone after reading it, just a continued feeling of irritation towards George Bush.

Catcher in the rye

A powerful book full of adolescent emotions. or rather, adolescent lack of emotion. The narrator shifts between a shallow range of vaguely unhappy feelings, ranging from mild depression to listlessness to melancholy. I rather liked it though, it's a book I am able to identify with on many levels.

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

An incredible book so far, while obviously written by a man in an altered state of mind, I'm not one to cast judgement upon Mr. Kesey's habits. The radical, semi-logical imagery of the books narrator strikes a chord in me. It gives form to themes of totalitarianism and the fragile inner workings of human beings by using technology as a metaphor. I'm going to wait until I finish the book to watch the movie, but I'm looking forward to it, Jack Nicholson is totally suited to play murphy's role