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A review by bethanyparker
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
5.0
I recently saw a TikTok narrating another reader's experience with the voiceover "Wait, am I stupid?" in response to reading the unique language used in this book, and it definitely resonated with me, especially the first time I attempted to read this. I had never given up on a book due to difficulty before this one. I ended up picking it back up about a year later in attempt to read it at the same time as my best friend. This went much more smoothly.
I think this book is a perfect example of using a sink or swim approach to learning language. If it's in the context of important information, you'll either figure it out or you won't. And if you need help, you research. I think Burgess did a beautiful job illustrating the important debate over whether choice or goodness is more valuable to a successful society.
In the introduction, Burgess writes about the inclusion of the notable 21st chapter, a chapter that didn't make it into Kubrick's production or the original American publication of the book. In the version we read, however, it was included. It shouldn't have been.
I think this book is a perfect example of using a sink or swim approach to learning language. If it's in the context of important information, you'll either figure it out or you won't. And if you need help, you research. I think Burgess did a beautiful job illustrating the important debate over whether choice or goodness is more valuable to a successful society.
In the introduction, Burgess writes about the inclusion of the notable 21st chapter, a chapter that didn't make it into Kubrick's production or the original American publication of the book. In the version we read, however, it was included. It shouldn't have been.