Books like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 books with a reading profile close to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. Deep and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
by Ben Fountain
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Billy Lynn is a nineteen-year-old American soldier who has become a hero after a firefight in Iraq, which was caught on camera.
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2
Native Son
by Richard Wright, Richard Wright - undifferentiated
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the segregated South Side of Chicago during the 1930s, the narrative follows Bigger Thomas, a young Black man trapped by systemic poverty and racial prejudice.
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3
Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in New York City during August 1974, the narrative centers on Philippe Petit’s unauthorized tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.
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4
The Overcoat
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Akaky Akakievich is a low-ranking government clerk in St.
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5
Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
by Evelyn Waugh
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
During the mobilization of World War II, Captain Charles Ryder finds himself stationed at Brideshead Castle, the ancestral seat of the Marchmain family.
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6
Leaf Storm and Other Stories
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
This collection centers on the titular novella set in the fictional town of Macondo, narrated through the perspectives of a colonel, his daughter, and his grandson.
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7
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
In post-war North London, two former soldiers, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, navigate a cityscape shaped by the aftermath of the British Empire.
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8
An American Tragedy
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Clyde Griffiths grows up in a poor, religious household but develops a fixation on the lifestyles of the American upper class.
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9
Half of a Yellow Sun
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the 1960s, the narrative centers on the Biafran War through the intersecting lives of five characters.
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10
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lib/E
by Ken Kesey, Tom Parker
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the story follows Randle McMurphy, a boisterous gambler who feigns insanity to avoid a prison farm sentence.
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11
The Marriage Plot
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the early 1980s, the story follows three Brown University graduates navigating the transition to adulthood.
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12
Great Gatsby
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Jay Gatsby spends his life accumulating wealth through criminal channels to reclaim a past romance with Daisy Buchanan.
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