Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

71 reviews

pixelited's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Despite being quite graphic and somewhat normalizing horrendous acts of violence, the message of this story is clear and insightful. The copy I read included a foreword by the author, which I found very interesting. I didn’t know that the last chapter was excluded during its first publication in the United States and—of course—the book would have taken on a completely different meaning if I had not had the chance to read the final intended chapter. This last chapter is what really brings meaning to this work and sort of ties it in a pretty bow while still acknowledging human tendencies towards violence.

Additionally, while the language was at first disorienting, you’re able to get a grasp on how the words are used quickly. I find this aspect of the book particularly interesting, being part of a younger generation with all sorts of slang, and it makes me wonder how the slang I use today may become a “nadsat” language in other years. I also enjoyed the stark difference when characters speak in proper English and how that plays into the story as well.

Overall, while the nature of the book is disturbing and upsetting, I am glad to have read it and gotten such a perspective on human nature and change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

mymorie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Suicide attempt

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, Cancer, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry, Torture, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, and Child death

hildayay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Hade gett högre betyg om inte för den första tredjedelen av boken som var extremt jobbig att läsa (vilket också är hela meningen men men). Den känns också som att den simplifierar den komplexa sak som är människan på ett sätt som jag inte älskade. Annars: intressant historia, gillar språket som ger stämning (när man väl kom in i den, i början var det asjobbigt att läsa) och ger en en tankeställare kring kriminalpolitik (ish?). Skulle rekommendera, men inte om man är känslig för äckliga saker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Misogyny, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Cancer, Addiction, Genocide, and Antisemitism

celiguti1's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

i finished this book the best way possible: taking a dump

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

bookish_bry's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

A Clockwork Orange is a very interesting book. It is a violent and hyperbolic view of people and the government. While it is very, very dark and the main character is a horrible person, it is a story that makes you think. It was a fast read for me despite the slang that holds up a lot of readers. Every scene and action meant something to the story and it was quick and to the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

aldoi's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Drug use, and Death

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

mattycameira's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

lukha23's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide