( 46 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 15 2009
This book was very good. When I read the reviews prior to my purchase I thought the made-up words would be limited, but in fact there were very many of them. At first reading was confusing but I became familiar with the language and had no trouble reading the book; in fact I enjoyed the different feel the book had.
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
I first heard about A Clockwork Orange around my college campus, a banned book made to film by the great Stanley Kubrick. The movie poster presented a violent psychedelic trip from the 60's, and I was deeply intrigued, immediately attending a showing during the weekend. That experience prompted me to find the book as soon as possible. The author Anthony Burgess writes in his introduction (and this is paraphrasing) that he makes no affiliation to Kubrick's interpretation, and rightly so. This edition of the work contains the 21st chapter that was originally cut from printing and later in the film adaptation. Unjust! Reality takes the grand finale in the life of the "humble narrator, Alex" and the 21st chapter symbolizes the natural change from adolescence into adulthood, deep into the unknown. It does not provide hope, only speculation, as Alex finds futility in the "shopcrasting" and "ultraviolence". This is the real "horrorshow", this edition and comments from it's "humble" author. Enjoy the "old in-and-out" Burgess works on your mind and the classic language "Nasdat" as you read about Alex, the clockwork orange.
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Posted: Aug 1 2009
When I first picked up A Clockwork Orange I was immediately confused. I read the first couple of pages and had no clue what the hell was going on but I kept reading - AND THANK GOD I DID! Once I caught on to the slang (which didn't actually take too long) I couldn't put the book down. A Clockwork Orange will literally grab you and pull you into the story and won't let go! This book is everything from hilarious to terrifying and everything in between. And it makes you think! What more could you want in a book? Now stop reading reviews and pick up A Clockwork Orange!
