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The most extraordinary look at madness since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . Highly original and darkly funny, Clare Allan's debut novel explores the relationship between N., a patient in a mental... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1596911549
ISBN13:9781596911543
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Length:341 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 8.4"
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3 ratings
A comical look at mental illness.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I loved this book. It's for anyone who ever thought they might be crazy or ever had a drug problem. I liked it better than "A million little pieces" by James Frey, but not as much as "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest" by Ken Kesey.
worth it
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Clare Allan's book requires patience for the American reader, to be sure. But if you read aloud as you go along this novel will blow you away with its humor, its doozy characters and take on the mentality inside mental institutions - which is certainly the same the world over. I dare anyone who says they love literature to give this one a go!
Poignant and controversial take on British mental health system
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
As an American living in the UK as well as working for the NHS's mental health section and therefore being used to the lingo, I found this book to be incredibly concise.
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