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Cover of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Books · novel · 1962 · frequently banned

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey, 1962

Seen on screen onceLast seen in Carrie, S1 E2
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via Bookshop.org · ISBN 9780451163967

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Carrie's library stack. Still from Carrie: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, The Handmaid's Tale, Looking for Alaska, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:46Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth
Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:46 · Carrie White · Ewen High School library

Carrie's library stack

An institution run by a woman who calls cruelty care, and a rebellion that takes the building with it. Nurse Ratched is Margaret White with a clipboard and better benefits. Of course it's at the bottom of the stack. That's where the ending goes.

Sources: Mike Flanagan's Carrie nods to the book ban debate with one library scene, Forbes · Carrie (miniseries), Wikipedia

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Carrie · 16 books

Required reading: Carrie

Every book seen in Carrie, in order of appearance.

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