Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

12 reviews

alext8086's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.75

I felt like the slang language the main character uses is a bit over the top. I also feel like most of the book is just him doing awful things. I love the second half of the book, though, when he doesn’t get to be an absolute villain all the time. When he is just being his normal awful self, I did not love the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit

kai_okay's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide attempt

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

greenrequiem'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

makabra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, and Sexism

yasmin_raev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Violence, and Body horror

dizzymissliz's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

3.75

is goodness in choice or in conditioning?
i thought this book was very thought provoking and interesting. we have alex, an antihero who loves to rape, murder and pillage. but you feel like you have to listen to him because of his smooth, drawn out syntax and charming language. you don't like him, but you want to hear his story. i think it's hard to write a character like that. also, the nadsat slang was difficult but i think it provided a very unique kind of worlbuilding- the story is based around how isolated and shunned the youth are from this future society (which is obviously in our universe because of mentions of WW2 and the Communists) so of course they're going to have their own, barely comprehensible language. overall, i think it was a peetty good book with some shocking r*pe scenes that make me lower my rating. ill make sure to add trigger tags. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

jls11244's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

dearjaybirder's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Violence

emilynchhh's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

3.0

This book is not an enjoyable read in the slightest. Despite being a short book it took me far longer to read than it should have (mainly bc I didn’t want to pick it back up when I put it down).
 However, the literary devices, use of the “nadsat” language and development of the character, as well as the morality of the doctors, millicents and the narrator himself, make me imagine that this book is incredible when deeply analysed and discussed at length with a group. So while I can see the merits and literary significance, I will never read this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence