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dark
medium-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? It's complicated
2.5
I read this because I heard that Anthony Burgess had some good stuff outside A Clockwork Orange, and saw it at a used book shop. It's...pretty dated. It is a society satire/caper through the lens of the British mental health system/underworld of the 1960s, which sounds really interesting, but I found ended up just wallowing in boring stereotypes played for laughs. The prose is vigorous and moves, but I found it difficult to like. Maybe there was a deeper point to it, but I didn't spot it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Ableism, and Biphobia
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