Reviews tagging 'War'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

10 reviews

elliya's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

3.75

Despite beginning with a lot of ultraviolence and rape, I enjoyed this much more than I expected to! I believe that reading a narrated version made the nadsat vernacular much easier for me to parse, and therefore made for a much more pleasant reading experience. It reminded me strongly of Chabon’s Yiddish Policeman’s Union - strong soviet influences on culture and language in both, plus an array of generally dislikable male characters. I sort of felt bad for Alex in the middle section, and was rooting for him by the end! Unsurprisingly, I loved the way he related to music, found the correctional officer to be some needed comedy, and found the whole experimental results quite disturbing. All in all, I imagine those reactions are par. I’m glad to having finally read this classic, and I look forward to watching Kubrick’s film interpretation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Murder, and War

lizcheyenne's review

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

starscreaming's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Rape, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gore, War, and Blood

b4db1tch's review

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

pepperpagan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, War, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

kuroishi_x's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Murder and War

jessicajezc's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Antisemitism, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

binca's review

challenging dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Excrement, Sexual harassment, War, Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Genocide, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Drug abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

amyayeme's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical trauma, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

hanreadin's review

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and War