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Liked It4 of 4 members found this review helpful “Most of you familiar with American film and popular culture will know A Clockwork Orange from Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film of the same name. I've never seen that film, mainly because it always looked like the kind of violent squirmfest that makes me curl my knees up to my chest and shriek like a...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “n 1963, Anthony Burgess wrote a crappy novel called A Clockwork Orange. No one could understand it because of all the silly sort-of-russian-but-not-really made up slang. However, no one wanted to admit that. So it was called a masterpiece. |
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“The book comes with a glossary so you can understand the russian/english slang that Burgess made up for the story. This is a violent tale of a future where gangs are brutal and the cure is psychotic.”
Jake M wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The unique factor of this book is the slang which the "droogs" use as their speech. This really creates an atmosphere of a whole new and different place. I was very offended by the incredibly graphic and grotesque scenes, not because they were graphic and grotesque, but because they were unnecessary. It did not take three rape scenes to prove to me the theme that free will in inevitable and governmental control of personal freedoms is inefficient. Although, this book was a refreshing change from the normal dystopian novel.”
Danny H wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Worth reading for the nadsat speak. I'm not sure I like the 21st chapter, seeing as they originally opted it out for the american version, it kind of comes out of left field, thematically. Very interesting ideas otherwise, told from a really twisted perspective--course its some measure of my own twisted psyche that the main reason the main character was sympathetic for me was because his name was Alex like Alex the Lion from Madagascar... Also a good book if you like behaviorist psychology a la mad scientist, 1984 version of BF Skinner.”
Scott W wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book it is amazing, totally exceeds the movie by Kubrik (I still like the movie), the book is audacious from the cover to the last page, an unforgiving adventure”
Pacos.MJR2 wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“he writes it in a strange jargon that's hard to read at first, but later really makes the story fun to read. the 21st chapter is very important, especially considering it was left out of the movie.”
jason p wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An excellent novel of a society in the near future in which young malchicks, such as Alex, our Humble Narrator, and their droogs run wild, destroying, beating, and raping anyone they see.
Carolyn E wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There is quite some adult material, but for those able to stomach it, it's a must read. It's even better than the movie, which is an absolute classic.”
“Very satire and political.... very different perspective of things”
K@ÎTlIn Mo0®e wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Shocking and memorable. ”
sid_rw wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Can't wait to see the movie!”
Zdup wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
