false 75882784 561255 529626 0140045295 9780140045291 329 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175561028m/529626.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175561028s/529626.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/529626.Sometimes_a_Great_Notion 4.25 2347 The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls “one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century.” This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.]]> 7285 4.14 32714 1805 1964 5 0 false Tue Oct 27 07:44:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:44:54 -0700 2009