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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
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
This wasn't the kind of book that I'd normally read. But it's a classic, and I figured I'd give it a shot.
It's an interesting take on a dystopian setting, because it's a more realistic one. There's no world ending apocalypse, or wars over water, or what have you. It's more of a story on government corruption through the eyes of a british street punk. There's also some pretty good social commentary on the police as well.
It's definitely not for everyone, but if you can get past the sexual assault and the ridiculous slang, it's not a bad story.
It's an interesting take on a dystopian setting, because it's a more realistic one. There's no world ending apocalypse, or wars over water, or what have you. It's more of a story on government corruption through the eyes of a british street punk. There's also some pretty good social commentary on the police as well.
It's definitely not for everyone, but if you can get past the sexual assault and the ridiculous slang, it's not a bad story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality
Moderate: Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, War
Believe it or kiss my sharries, what a truly horrorshow book this is, o my brothers.
dark
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
Still unsure how I feel about it. The slang is hard to follow; I'll very likely give it a second read.
I had first came across A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess on one random day in January 2018 while I was helping my dad clean out his massive collection of books that he has purchased over the years. The cover of A Clockwork Orange caught my eye thanks to its simple, yet visually pleasing cover. I remember that I really enjoyed it, however, I remember being really confused by Burgess’ choice to give the characters in the novel a new set of slang that is reffered to as Nadsat. Earlier, I had placed a book on hold at the library after I had finished reading What If It’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. I had no idea how long it would take for the book I had placed on hold to come in, and I just felt had a feeling of “book-deprivation” because I knew would have to wait a certain amount of days for my next title to come in. Almost exactly a year later, I decided to re-read A Clockwork Orange, but this time, I was able to understand Nadsat.
A Clockwork Orange is a fast paced novel with a lot of violence set in a future version of England. Alex, the protaganist, is fifteen years old and enjoys taking part in exterme acts of violence for no valid reason. In the book’s universe,this is known as ultraviolence. Alex is not only the protaganist and central character of the story, but leads what most people would consider a gang made up Alex’s friends (aka droogs), Dim,Pete,and Georgie. Before all this violence transpires, the boys go to the bar and get high by drinking at the Korkva Milkbar. After they’ve had their fun at Korkva and embark on their spree of crime, this is where the main plot of the story begins. After the boys break into an old woman’s house, Dim, Pete, and Georgie successfully escape,but Alex is left behind. As a result of this, Alex is put under arrest by the government. His sentence is supposed to be fourteen years in prison, but instead, he is chosen to be the subject of an experiment, which has been pitched as new method of punishment called the Ludovico Technique, and shortens his prison sentence. Through being a test subject, Alex’s views on violence change dramatically and impact his mental state in a big way.
Ironically, what I liked about this book is what I hated the first time I read it. It was the language and the writing style. The first time around, I did thnk Burguess’ writing style was weird, and because of that I was really confused. For example, one of the common phrases in the book was “O my brothers,” and for a few times I thought I had been reading Shakespeare or some other critically acclaimed author from the days in which everyone was speaking in Old English. First time it was I viewed as weird, second time I liked it. Alongside Burguess’ writing style, I also really liked how he gave the characters a new set of slang, which even though it was confusing, it actually was really interesting to see how Burguess created a completely different set of terms which actually made reading this book so much more interesting.
Even though most books I have read have something that I don’t like, it is hard for me to find something to hate in this book, and this was my second time reading it.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, regardless if you care for dystopian fiction or not. It is a great piece of literature that will keep you wanting to read more and impossible to put down. It is fast paced, action packed, and super violent (so brace yourself if you’re not a fan of violence). Personally, I feel like this is a book that people need to read more than once. The first time it is tricky to understand, but the second time it is so much easier. I have nothing but good things to say about this book and I am so glad that I made the decision to read it a second time!
A Clockwork Orange is a fast paced novel with a lot of violence set in a future version of England. Alex, the protaganist, is fifteen years old and enjoys taking part in exterme acts of violence for no valid reason. In the book’s universe,this is known as ultraviolence. Alex is not only the protaganist and central character of the story, but leads what most people would consider a gang made up Alex’s friends (aka droogs), Dim,Pete,and Georgie. Before all this violence transpires, the boys go to the bar and get high by drinking at the Korkva Milkbar. After they’ve had their fun at Korkva and embark on their spree of crime, this is where the main plot of the story begins. After the boys break into an old woman’s house, Dim, Pete, and Georgie successfully escape,but Alex is left behind. As a result of this, Alex is put under arrest by the government. His sentence is supposed to be fourteen years in prison, but instead, he is chosen to be the subject of an experiment, which has been pitched as new method of punishment called the Ludovico Technique, and shortens his prison sentence. Through being a test subject, Alex’s views on violence change dramatically and impact his mental state in a big way.
Ironically, what I liked about this book is what I hated the first time I read it. It was the language and the writing style. The first time around, I did thnk Burguess’ writing style was weird, and because of that I was really confused. For example, one of the common phrases in the book was “O my brothers,” and for a few times I thought I had been reading Shakespeare or some other critically acclaimed author from the days in which everyone was speaking in Old English. First time it was I viewed as weird, second time I liked it. Alongside Burguess’ writing style, I also really liked how he gave the characters a new set of slang, which even though it was confusing, it actually was really interesting to see how Burguess created a completely different set of terms which actually made reading this book so much more interesting.
Even though most books I have read have something that I don’t like, it is hard for me to find something to hate in this book, and this was my second time reading it.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, regardless if you care for dystopian fiction or not. It is a great piece of literature that will keep you wanting to read more and impossible to put down. It is fast paced, action packed, and super violent (so brace yourself if you’re not a fan of violence). Personally, I feel like this is a book that people need to read more than once. The first time it is tricky to understand, but the second time it is so much easier. I have nothing but good things to say about this book and I am so glad that I made the decision to read it a second time!