Ken Kesey Books Ranked. Kesey opened a copy of little tricker the squirrel meets big double the bear, a story he was proud to say had been ranked with immortal tales like the cat in the hat. The 772 reviews at good reads ranked sometimes a great notion 4.22 out of 5 stars.
In the 1960s, kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with timothy leary. Why these best books and not others? From publishers weekly the central theme running through this collection of stories (many of which seem to be primarily nonfiction with elements of fiction thrown in) by the author of one flew over the cuckoo's nest is the struggle to come to terms with the legacy of the 1960s.
In the 1960s, kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with timothy leary.
Set in a psychiatric hospital, ken kesey’s “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” is, at its core, about the thin line that separates sanity from madness. He almost qualified to be on the olympic team, but a serious shoulder injury stopped his wrestling career. Ken kesey’s most popular book is one flew over the cuckoo's nest. In the 1960s, kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with timothy leary.