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Books like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lib/E

12 books with a reading profile close to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lib/E by Ken Kesey, Tom Parker. Deep, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

  1. 1 The Overcoat

    The Overcoat

    by Nikolai Gogol

    Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature

    Akaky Akakievich is a low-ranking government clerk in St.

  2. 2 The Sun Also Rises

    The Sun Also Rises

    by Ernest Hemingway

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    Jake Barnes, an American journalist living in Paris, lives with a physical wound from the Great War that leaves him impotent.

  3. 3 ILL - One flew over the cuckoo's nest

    ILL - One flew over the cuckoo's nest

    by Dale Wasserman

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    In Dale Wasserman’s 1970 stage adaptation of the Ken Kesey novel, the narrative centers on Randle P.

  4. 4 The Edible Woman

    The Edible Woman

    by Margaret Atwood

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    Marian McAlpin works at a consumer research firm, methodically cataloging the tastes of the public while maintaining a predictable relationship with her fiance, Peter.

  5. 5 Leaf Storm and Other Stories

    Leaf Storm and Other Stories

    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature

    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.

  6. 6 Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    Jay Gatsby spends his life accumulating wealth through criminal channels to reclaim a past romance with Daisy Buchanan.

  7. 7 Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

    by Ian McEwan

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    After the funeral of Molly Lane, her two former lovers—Clive Linley, a celebrated composer, and Vernon Halliday, a newspaper editor—forge a mutual euthanasia pact to avoid a similar cognitive decline.

  8. 8 The English Patient

    The English Patient

    by Michael Ondaatje

    Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature

    Set in a ruined Tuscan villa during the final stages of the Second World War, the narrative centers on four fractured lives brought together by circumstance.

  9. 9 The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    by Ernest Hemingway

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    This comprehensive collection gathers the full breadth of Hemingway’s short fiction, including the iconic Nick Adams adventures, vignettes from In Our Time, and posthumously published fragments.

  10. 10 The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

    by Anton Chekhov

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    Madame Lyubov Ranevskaya returns to her family estate in Russia after years of exile in Paris to find her ancestral home facing public auction to pay off debts.

  11. 11 The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature

    During the summer of 1922 in Long Island, Nick Carraway observes the extravagant life of Jay Gatsby, a man who hosts massive parties to lure back his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

  12. 12 Nine Stories

    Nine Stories

    by J. D. Salinger

    Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature

    J.

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