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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780393312836
ISBN: 0393312836
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1986-11
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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Anthony Burgess's modern classic of youthful violence and social redemption, reissued to include the controversial last chapter not previously published in this country, with a new introduction by the author.
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Summary: Fantastic novel
Comment: A Clockwork Orange is a great read for anyone interested in a unique and compelling story of a personal battle of a violent teen with his surroundings and inner-conscience. A Clockwork Orange draws in the simple reader with its raw brutality and violence and leaves them greatly affected with the social implications of this literary masterpiece.
Regarding the Russian-English slang spoken by the protagonist, Alex, and his fellow hoodlums; it's initially hard to comprehend, but after the first chapter, one should have no problem reading it.
This book is more than just a thriller - it also touches on the psychological and social aspects that are prevalent in today's society.
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Summary: A Clockwork Orange
Comment: In response to one of other reviewers,
That, what you call "made-up slang" is a language called dsat which is more or less Russian words written using the English alphabet. "Horror Show" for example translates to "good", because if you say horrorshow in one word really fast, someone who understands Russian will likely think you are saying the word "good" in Russian. This language idiosyncrasy alone makes a good point of good vs. evil, which is one of the focuses of the book, where horror show actually means good.
I don't like to believe that this is a study, the author is obviously a genius.
I'm glad you enjoyed the book, and hopefully the film. A must read for anyone, especially those interested to be philosophically stimulated.
Don't forget, many of the ideas in this book are influenced by Nietzsche.
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Summary: Good but have to work to get into
Comment: This book is very good. It hass undertones as to the situations that are presented in society now even though it was written so long ago. The disregard of youth for the laws that are put in place to protect them and ourselves leads to their inability to function in society and their eventual decomposition to vagrants that put weight on the already weighted prison system. Upon finding a seemingly just punishment and solution the spin doctors find a way not only to persecute the "afflicted" youth but also use it to defeat their own enemies. Very good book however the slang that he was praised for using and developing was very difficult to get into. It actually made me not want to read it at first but getting into it and eventually learning it allowed me to really enjoy the read.
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Summary: A Clockwork Orange
Comment: I can see how people would find this book to be neat. It's defintely unique. I didn't enjoy it, though. I am a reader who likes to get swept onto the page and become the protagonist's shadow, and with this book's inventive language I found that impossible. I could never get into a flow because too often (every paragraph for at least the first seven chapters) I had to stop and figure out what the protagonist was trying to say. I nearly put it down for good when I got about halfway through it. I'm glad I pushed on, though, because the last third of the book--the point in which I had finally figured out enough of the protagonist's language to not have to work so hard--was pretty good.
If you like Shakespeare, you'll probably like this book.
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Summary: Even better than the movie
Comment: The movie by Kubrick is excellent, and I had seen it before reading Burgess book. The book was much better than I expected. Though the film is visionary I must say the book is more fascinating and original; both gruesome and hilarious. Interesting to note is the very different ending in the book compared to the movie - obviously Burgess and Kubrick had different ideas. Go see the movie, then read the book, or vice versa!
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