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A Clockwork Orange

W.W. Norton & Co.

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Average customer rating: 4.5 stars

Another Five Star

This may be guilding the lily, but I might as well put in my two cents. Yes, this book was so great I enjoyed every page. What a ride. What a trip. Great use of language. The kind of book you want to have in your library, for occasional re-reading (altho I havent done so). This book will knock you upside the head and you will like it!!!

MUST HAVE NADSAT DICTIONARY HANDY

Hello me droogies. I was intrigued by the movie and finally read the book. Very strange look at the future of crime, punishment, rehabilitation and all the ultra-violence. Not to be read without having the NADSAT dictionary pdf handy found here and there online. -the opinion of a mere grahzny bratchny.

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange is a tale from Anthony Burgess about an adolescent boy, Alex. Alex is, "Our humble Narrator" who takes us on a journey through his youth in London (set in a future time period).

We read as Alex goes through what I'll call an extreme rebellious period - his reformation and subsequent life choices. Sometimes when I read what others call "a classic" I'm left wondering why exactly the book was given that honor, but I can see why A Clockwork Orange was. It's a gruesome but cautionary tale of violence and government repression (in some sorts). Alex is originally allowed the choice of good or evil before others try to take it away, which makes the question of this novel. Is it better to have the choice of good or evil, even if people may pick evil?

The storyline and character actions often go to the extreme but I think there is a great point to be found within these pages that is still functional today.

One caution: Burgess uses many of his own slang words through the novel - I found a great online site and spent most of the first six/seven chapters translating from their dictionary.

Awesome

This is a very "fun" read. At first the language is a little daunting, but it quickly grows on you. The narration is very good and even the most vile of scenes are spoken like they are nothing special. Extremely entertaining: A+

Good book in good shape

This book was very good. When I read the reviews prior to my purchase I thought the made-up words would be limited, but in fact there were very many of them. At first reading was confusing but I became familiar with the language and had no trouble reading the book; in fact I enjoyed the different feel the book had.