Title: A Clockwork OrangeAuthor: Anthony Burgess
Pages: 6 discs
Genre: Fiction
Grade: B+
Synopsis: The book takes place sometime in the future when sadistic gangs of youth roam the streets raping, and beating people mercilessly. Alex is a 15-year-old teenager in one of these gangs who loves ultraviolence and Beethoven before becoming a special project of the state where they attempt to brainwash him against this violence.
My Review: The whole first cd of this book I had no clue what was going on. Half of the slovos (words) of the book are gibberish words that actually happen to be English-ized Russian words (which meant that I could understand them - if you could make it through the ridiculous declension and pronunciation). Once I was able to wrap my head around the strange text, I found that I really enjoyed the book. It was a strange, unexpected and uniquely written story that really got you thinking about the powers that the government holds - much like Orwell's 1984.
Disclaimer: While the language is generally clean, rape, beatings and even murder is explained using slang and gibberish words.
1 comment:
definately one I'll add to my list...and if I get lost and confused, you are sure to hear from me.
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