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
A Mind That Found Itself
This book tells the story of a young man who is gradually enveloped by a psychosis. His well-meaning family commits him to a series of mental hospitals, but he is brutalized by the treatment, and his moments of fleeting…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind; including a critique of psychiatry,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest highest: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4.2 · A Mind That Found Itself 3.8.
- A Mind That Found Itself is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has the widest readership — 794308 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Mind That Found Itself | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (516) | 4.2 (794308) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | 4.5 (844) |
Reception
| A Mind That Found Itself | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 516 | 794308 |
| Editions | 133 | 103 |
| Citations | 173 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1882 | 716764 |
| Reading it now | 192 | — |
| Written reviews | 60 | 20603 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 18297 |
| Pages | 132 | 311 |