A review by emptyatlas
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

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

2.75

Fine. I can see how this book was groundbreaking to the western white world in its time, but it mostly falls flat. The vernacular detracted from making the world building vivid and immersive which felt important for the dystopian setting. This book also felt too much like Cold War, Christian propaganda to take its message about free will seriously in a way that’s feels relatable today. It’s very misogynistic and the characters all felt very 1D. the ending felt very rushed and anticlimactic, like the ending of this review.
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