A Mind That Found Itself vs One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychiatric Hospitals, Mentally ill

Cover of A Mind That Found Itself

A Mind That Found Itself Clifford Whittingham Beers · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.8 132 pages · ≈ 2 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey · 1962 ★★★★☆ 4.2 311 pages · ≈ 5 h 46 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 794308 votes.
A Mind That Found Itself is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

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