K-Pax

from Carl_Alves

I originally saw the movie version of K-Pax, starring Kevin Spacey, which I enjoyed, so I figured I would read the novel on which it was based. In this novel, a patient with no identification is brought to the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute, where he is put under the care of a psychiatrist that ...

from nx74defiant

I enjoyed the movie and the book. I did get annoyed with Dr. Brewer's hang up about his father. He hated that his father (who died while he was young) "forced" him to be a Doctor. A man wanting his son to follow in his footsteps is not unusual. I like what K-Pax had to say.

from HvyMetalMG

Mix some science-fiction with the classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and you get K-PAX. A delightful story of a man claiming to be from another planet. Is he really an alien or mentally disturbed young man? Told through the notes of the doctor trying to uncover the truth, we learn more about...

from aethercowboy

He calls himself prot. It rhymes with goat, and is never capitalized. He claims to be from the world called K-PAX, which is apparently not just some radio or television station on the west coast. Gene Brewer, the psychologist analyzing this man recently admitted to the ward, splits his time betwe...

from iftyzaidi

I read this after having already seen, and enjoyed, the movie, so there were no real surprises here. The story is pretty much the same as in the film, though a little more rounded out and with a slightly fuller cast of characters. We never really get to know the supporting cast well though, since...