Gruesome, and Astounding.

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	• A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 614 reviews view larger image
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Gruesome, and Astounding.

After trudging through the first couple of pages, readers may wish to throw the book across the room. DO NOT DO THAT! For you would be engaging in a personal disservice. You shall read on, and you shall learn the lingo. This book is vivid, cruel, and evocative. I had to read this book more slowly than others. Probably because of the bizarre syntax. However, after short spells of putting the book down, I could hardly wait to pick it up again. This is a truly monumental work.

Dark but Philosophical

Warning: This book is not for the faint of heart or the uptight. A Clockwork Orange is a very graphic and dark depiction of a sophisticated young man named Alex, who commits brutal acts of "ultraviolence" with his friends for pure aesthetic pleasure. However, it is also one of the most philosophically poignant books I've read, dealing with issues such as the nature of good and evil, the importance of free-will, and the inherent evils of government. This is definitely a must-read.

The most compelling aspect of the novel is Burgess' heavy use of a made-up teenage slang language called Nadsat (very appropriate commentary for our time, where today's teenage language of hip-hop vernacular and IM acronyms continues to puzzle adults). Although difficult to read at first, once you learn the Alex's language, you will become so absorbed in it that you may find yourself actually using Nadsat words without realizing it.

Also, if you have already seen Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, do not pass over the book! It is much better in both style and meaning. At the very least (if you don't want to buy the book), stop by the bookstore and read the final chapter of the book, which Kubrick unfortunately decided to omit from his film. It fundamentally changes both the story and its message.

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Great Book

Great book, a little hard to read a first because of the slanguage. But you will get used to it and it will be easier to read. I did not see the movie until I finished the book and the book is better, of course!! A classic!!!

A Clockwork Orange

Eerily intoxicating, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess delivers a graphic portrayal of a futuristic totalitarian society. The epic journey of the protagonist Alex from his extreme highs to his disembodying lows serves as the focal plot throughout the novel. The themes of violence, mischief and revenge leave the reader anxious to see what happens next. Burgess is able to evoke an array of emotions from the reader toward Alex such as anger during his reckless days to empathy after he is left a shell of himself as a result of Ludovico's Technique. Though the nadsat language takes some getting used to, I thoroughly enjoyed this provoking, poignant read.

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Most Awesome!

This was a purchase for my son and he was delighted with service and quality of product.

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"Anthony Burgess reads chapters of his novel A Clockwork Orange with hair-raising drive and energy. Although it is a fantasy set in an Orwellian future, this is anything but a bedtime story." -The New York Times

Told by the central character, Alex, this brilliant, hilarious, and disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism.Anthony Burgess' 1963 classic stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil. In this recording, the author's voice lends an intoxicating lyrical dimension to the language he has so masterfully crafted.

"I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done [in A Clockwork Orange]." -William S. Burroughs

Recognized as one of the literary geniuses of our time, Anthony Burgess produced thirty-two novels, a volume of verse, sixteen works of nonfiction, and two plays. Originally a composer, his creative output also included countless musical compositions, including symphonies, operas, and jazz. The author's musicality is evident in the lyrical and dramatic reading he gives in this recording. Anthony Burgess died in 1993.

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