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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

135 reviews

livimack's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-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

3.5

Hot take, but having read the book now, I think the film is an incredibly overhyped adaptation. 

It was very fun to discover the presumed source of some of my teenage slang phrases though. 

I can see why the book is as praised as it is. Not necessarily something I would generally choose to read for pleasure, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Torture, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual violence

tobsi's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Pedophilia

poirot's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Confinement, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Genocide

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

lizcheyenne's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, War, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Murder, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Confinement

floppi23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Torture, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Hate crime

Minor: Vomit

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

gregorvermin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I think that is not the best book I have red til the moment, but It's clearly the one I have enjoyed the most and I still remember reading as great times. I think that a clockwork orange is my favorite book, as well as the movie is my favorite cinematographic piece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Cursing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use