MixedIt's violent dystopian comedy with a philosophical core. It's not realism, right? It's a novel of violence and silliness. Of silliness and violence. An unusual combination that works spectacularly.
A Clockwork Orange (1962)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks. In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript of the book has been kept at McMaster University's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since the institution purchased the documents in 1971. It is considered one of the most influential dystopian books.
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Loved it1984 and Brave New World and A Clockwork Orange are all books that I really, really liked.
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Loved itAnd I love the book. I read it recently, but that's all good.
Loved itThe reason why this book has stayed with me for so long is the exploration of free will versus control. Is a person that's forced to be good actually good? And is this better than retaining the freedom to make bad choices?
Loved itone of the finest dystopia novels I've ever read it's really important
Loved itit was just a really fun book that I felt like really exercised my brain and actually had me having to think about what I was reading and what it meant
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