This April 7, 2000, file photo shows author Ken Kesey poses with his arm around the "Newt the Nut Catcher" hood ornament on his second bus called "Furthur" at his farm near Pleasant Hill, Ore. It was 50 years ago Wednesday that Ken Kesey’s wildly acclaimed novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” burst onto the published page. (AP Photo/Jack Smith)

Question: How old were you when you read "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? What kind of impact did the book have on you?