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Jul 28, 1977 · Sometimes a Great Notion. Paperback – July 28, 1977. The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sailor Song is a wild-spirited and hugely powerful tale of an Oregon logging clan. A bitter strike is raging in a small lumber town along the Oregon coast.
- Ken Kesey
A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion, was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman.
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Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) This is an amazing story, with some harrowing scenes and really terrific acting. And it's based on a Ken Kesey novel that is one of my favorite books, a sprawling, difficult, layered up masterpiece of some kind, for its time at least, and for when I read it as a 20 year old looking for meaning in life.
Dec 17, 1971 · Sometimes a Great Notion. PG 1971 Action, Adventure, Drama · 1h 54m. We've checked all the major streaming services, and this title is not found on any of them right now. Get Notified. Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Where Sometimes a Great Notion unequivocally thrives, though, is in enlivening Stamper family dynamics, drenched in Olympia lager and 4:30 am maple syrup. In a body cast that holds his busted arm ...
Paul Newman's restrained and natural direction is to be commended. It may be his best work as a director. Shout Factory's Blu-ray of Sometimes a Great Notion is a good encoding of this colorful, energetic-looking tale set on a rich Oregon river. Some shots are slightly grainy but most of the picture looks great.
Open Preview. Sometimes a Great Notion Quotes Showing 1-30 of 118. “For there is always a sanctuary more, a door that can never be forced, a last inviolable stronghold that can never be taken, whatever the attack; your vote can be taken, you name, you innards, or even your life, but that last stonghold can only be surrendered.
