Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

67 reviews

orangegirl22's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

it was interesting, but some parts felt unnecessary, could have been shorter & achieved the same result. also, the slang language doesn’t seem very genius or interesting if you already know russian & english, so that was kind of a let down in terms of stylistic interest, yet it was certainly a unique reading experience this way. also the 21st chapter - kind of a letdown

esp. on the wife & kids portion, he’s better sure but he still doesn’t see women as people, so by how much?

makes the whole thing fall flat a bit in terms of character development. nonetheless, a semi-worthwhile read, maybe i’ll have a more positive outlook on it on a second read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

emrad0's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Making up your own words does not make your literature good or interesting, just difficult to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

giou's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

b4db1tch's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

FAV BOOK EVER!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Classism

swordfishtrombone's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

atalea's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

shoshin's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Although there are a lot of very graphic descriptions, they are mostly in the slang of the book.

selimhannah's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

goldenslug's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Forced institutionalization

msorce's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It takes some time to adjust to the slang, but after you get used to paging through the dictionary at the back it starts to flow better. This is a classic that is worthy of a read. This book was written for shock value, but I think it loses some of it in our current violence hungry world. The slang also makes it less violent, but I think this was done on purpose.
A great thought provoking book. You can really grasp the author's fears and themes. The book can take on a completly different meaning if reading the old American version that was left out the end or the movie which did the same. It's such a shame that the older American versions and the movie left out the full transformation the author intended the character to go through. Make sure to read the full version.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail