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The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest [Paperback]

Greg Johnson (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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July 8, 2004
Things haven't been going well at the Riverside Adolescent Psychiatric Center, and they're about to get worse.

When Norman Chase opened a treatment center for troubled teens and started billing insurance companies for pills and talk, he was convinced he'd found the perfect business. For fifteen years his little hospital had been spitting out cash like a giant ATM, transforming Norman from a down-on-his-luck drug salesman in an aging Chevy to a multimillionaire CEO in a Ferrari. There were only two small problems: his patients and his staff.

Welcome to the Loony Bin, where everyone is yearning to escape, and three young patients are putting the finishing touches on a plot to relieve Norman of some of his wealth. With the click of a camera shutter they set their plan in motion, with hilariously unpredictable results.

Set in Richmond and Williamsburg, Virginia, and Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, The Loony Bin Blues is the story of a crime-gone-wrong that turns out to be just the therapy its young perpetrators and their victim need.


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About the Author

Greg Johnson holds a master?s degree in social work from West Virginia University. He lives in Lewisburg, West Virginia, with his wife Libby, and they have two children. The Loony Bin Blues is his first novel. He can be reached at gregjohnson@mountain.net.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 286 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (July 8, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595318428
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595318421
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,600,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly engaging and entertaining read!, September 30, 2004
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This review is from: The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Paperback)
THE LOONEY BIN BLUES is a hilarious send-up of the mental health industry. The so-called troubled teens being treated at the Riverside Adolescent Psychiatric Center are, in fact, resourceful, determined, independent young people who easily outwit a whole bevy of corrupt and/or inept caretakers.

The colorful cast of characters runs the gamut from trailer trash to secret agents, all tripping over each other to side-splitting effect. The scenes in Colonial Williamsburg are especially entertaining, and when everyone converges on tiny Ocracoke Island for the climax, I couldn't stop laughing.

Mr. Johnson clearly knows and likes his teenaged characters, giving their dialogue snap and authenticity. He also has a great deal of fun skewering the administrators, therapists and social workers of the Riverside Center. Underlying the substantial humor is a gentle message about the decisions we make about how to lead our lives as we grow up.

This is a book both adults and young people can enjoy equally; I plan to pass it along to my 14-year-old daughter.

Just one word of warning: once you start reading THE LOONEY BIN BLUES, you won't be able to put it down.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, September 15, 2004
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This book has a great story line and is a real page turner.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Funny, August 6, 2004
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The Loony Bin Blues moves along with gusto taking it's colorful characters to a satisfying climax. It's a fast read, mostly because you want to keep going to find out what's coming up.
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Six teenagers were sitting in a rough approximation of a circle, wearing expressions ranging from mild indifference to terminal apathy. Read the first page
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Miss Beauregard, Norman Chase, Riverside Center, Chris Dewberry, North Carolina, Russell Moss, Virginia Tech, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia Beach, Buckingham County, Danny Roach, David Dewberry, Kate Oxley, Miss Iris, Andrew Boone, Georgetown University, Island Inn, Howard's Pub, James River, Ocracoke Island, Operation Scholarship, Riverside Adolescent Psychiatric Center, Swan Quarter, Civil War, General Beauregard
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