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A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

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  • Author：Anthony Burgess
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This is a fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess' original text of A Clockwork Orange， with a glossary of the teen slang 'Nadsat'， explanatory notes， pages from the original typescript， interviews， articles and reviews。

''It is a horrorshow story。。。''

Fifteen-year-old Alex likes lashings of ultraviolence。 He and his gang of friends rob， kill and rape their way through a nightmarish future， until the State puts a stop to his riotous excesses。 But what will his re-education mean？ A dystopian horror， a black comedy， an exploration of choice， A Clockwork Orange is also a work of exuberant invention which created a new language for its characters。

This critical edition restores the text of the novel as Anthony Burgess originally wrote it， and includes a glossary of the teen slang 'Nadsat'， explanatory notes， pages from the original typescript， interviews， articles and reviews， shedding light on the enduring fascination of the novel's 'sweet and juicy criminality'。 Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917 and educated at Xaverian College and Manchester University。

He spent six years in the British Army before becoming a schoolmaster and colonial education officer in Malaya and Brunei。 After the success of his Malayan Trilogy， he became a full-time writer in 1959。 His books have been published all over the world， and they include The Complete Enderby， Nothing Like the Sun， Napoleon Symphony， Tremor of Intent， Earthly Powers and A Dead Man in Deptford。 Anthony Burgess died in London in 1993。

Andrew Biswell is the Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation。 His publications include a biography， The Real Life of Anthony Burgess， which won the Portico Prize in 2006。 He is currently editing the letters and short stories of Anthony Burgess。

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Reviews

Rose Read ，

I couldn’t make it past page 2 because of the made up words

Hegoed ，

A disturbing book with charming Russian references and a nightmarish society。 Movie is better tough。

Chris Nelson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t know how to feel about this book。 I love the writing， I love the character development， and I think the flow of the story is very enjoyable。 My problem is that the moral questions that exist throughout the story never feel like they fully culminate into something。 Now perhaps that’s the point， but I think Burgess has more intention in making a political statement than just bouncing around some ideas。The issue lies in the way wrong doing is committed and remitted。 It feels like morally re I don’t know how to feel about this book。 I love the writing， I love the character development， and I think the flow of the story is very enjoyable。 My problem is that the moral questions that exist throughout the story never feel like they fully culminate into something。 Now perhaps that’s the point， but I think Burgess has more intention in making a political statement than just bouncing around some ideas。The issue lies in the way wrong doing is committed and remitted。 It feels like morally reprehensible things are done that deserve punishment， punishment is given， and then the punishment is called into question as to whether or not it is moral only to then come back to recommitting those same reprehensible acts which are now justified because of freedom。 It just feels like a lot of logical nonsense。I considered giving the story 4 stars; but quite frankly， the absolutely disgusting deeds that are done almost seem to receive a free pass because they were at least constructed out of god-given free will。 As such， I’ve left it with three stars because I respect the story and the writing， but the dystopian narrative that is being given doesn’t add up to offer any real substance besides a philosophical “what if” scenario that comes to no conclusion。 。。。more

Luis Cardentey ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Prefer the British book ending compared to the film， the latter which I was disappointed。 Better closure。 The are also some details such as Georgie’s demise that I enjoyed

Angy Marte ，

Absolutely amazing。 The writing， even though it was challenging， because of the Nadsat slang， was easy to get used to， and helped to deal with everything that was going on in the story。 I'm happy to have read this with the cursed 21st chapter， which wasn't originally available in America， and wasn't included in the movie， because it finishes up the story making the original and general point that Anthony Burgess wanted to make。It was really disturbing and hard to read at times， but at the same t Absolutely amazing。 The writing， even though it was challenging， because of the Nadsat slang， was easy to get used to， and helped to deal with everything that was going on in the story。 I'm happy to have read this with the cursed 21st chapter， which wasn't originally available in America， and wasn't included in the movie， because it finishes up the story making the original and general point that Anthony Burgess wanted to make。It was really disturbing and hard to read at times， but at the same time， this book makes you feel bad for this villain protagonist， makes you empathize， and even makes you root for him。 One of my favorite reads of the year。 。。。more

Mari Janssen ，

wel leuk niet persé een aanrader

Nataaalia Viskupičová ，

Ahahah！ Toto čo bolo？

Yuri Book Girl ，

This book was not for me， at all。 I don't know why I even tried。 This book was not for me， at all。 I don't know why I even tried。 。。。more

Mira Lelchuk ，

Yes the book is better than the movie

Justin Simon ，

Almost bounced off the first chapter but I forced myself to keep going with it and found the language to be something that grew on me over time。 My version didn't have a glossary， which I didn't find I needed， and did have the final chapter included， which I can't imagine the story without at this point。 Almost bounced off the first chapter but I forced myself to keep going with it and found the language to be something that grew on me over time。 My version didn't have a glossary， which I didn't find I needed， and did have the final chapter included， which I can't imagine the story without at this point。 。。。more

Lindsey ，

This was a book I started out loathing -- the first half was a drudgery to slog through -- yet， by the second half， I found I was not only beginning to follow along with nadsat （slang terms/linguistic structure that Burgess uses throughout the story）， but was even interested in the plot and overarching theme of the novel。 A Clockwork Orange seems very similar to Brave New World， Fahrenheit 451， and Animal Farm， to name a few。 It's set in a dystopian future （Burgess reveals in an intervie This was a book I started out loathing -- the first half was a drudgery to slog through -- yet， by the second half， I found I was not only beginning to follow along with nadsat （slang terms/linguistic structure that Burgess uses throughout the story）， but was even interested in the plot and overarching theme of the novel。 A Clockwork Orange seems very similar to Brave New World， Fahrenheit 451， and Animal Farm， to name a few。 It's set in a dystopian future （Burgess reveals in an interview that he was anticipating what a 1970s> society might look like when he wrote the book）， and begs the question of a） whether it's better to be conditioned to be good by a despotic government， or b） to have the freedom to choose to be bad。 I found myself fascinated by this question; I am easily drawn in to philosophical and moral dilemmas in literature， which is one reason why I REALLY enjoyed lengthy novels such as East of Eden， Anna Karenina， and Les Miserables。 The human psyche， will， and soul ultimately make for compelling writing， and once Burgess began to introduce this element into A Clockwork Orange， I found it to be a more worthwhile read。That said， I can't give this novel more than 2 stars。 It just wasn't my cup of tea for a number of reasons -- though primarily because it doesn't showcase strong writing。 The invented slang that Burgess uses throughout A Clockwork Orange is clearly meant to be the "high point" of his work， accompanying a story that prompts interesting questions and debate。。。but it's still not strong writing。 In fact， for a relatively short novel of less than 200 pages， the slang detracts from the book and leads to too much confusion （as well as a constant back-and-forth between the glossary of terms + the story）。2/5 stars。 On the whole， do not recommend。 。。。more

Isabella ，

Reading A Clockwork Orange has been possibly the most perplexing experience I’ve ever had with a book。 The thing is， I didn’t actually enjoy reading it， but it just so objectively clever that I wanted to continue reading and I have to appreciate that it is a fantastic book， objectively， despite not actually liking it。I actually found this book incredibly hard to read， in part because of the language （which is ingenious but also makes the reading process so slow because I was constantly flipping Reading A Clockwork Orange has been possibly the most perplexing experience I’ve ever had with a book。 The thing is， I didn’t actually enjoy reading it， but it just so objectively clever that I wanted to continue reading and I have to appreciate that it is a fantastic book， objectively， despite not actually liking it。I actually found this book incredibly hard to read， in part because of the language （which is ingenious but also makes the reading process so slow because I was constantly flipping to the dictionary at the back） but mostly because of the events that occur。 I doubt everyone experiences characters in the same way I do， but I tend to have such a high level of empathy for them that horrifying events can make me physically sick。 So reading this was sort of like voluntary torture。😂That being said， it’s just so clever。 From the slang， to the way it somehow makes you sympathise with Alex despising being a terrible person， to the dystopian future that is presented， the whole book is actually just genius。 Obviously， I would absolutely recommend this book， especially to those who like similar themes on negative societal commentary like George Orwell’s works， or some of Iain Bank’s books （the wasp factory comes to mind）。 But I’d definitely recommend that you search up the trigger warnings first as some of the chapters in this book are just plain disturbing。 。。。more

Anette ，

The writing was really good， not gonna lie。 However， I had problems with this book， I mean I get the message but I did Not like some of the things portrayed in this book。 It was ok

Para Sirve Leer ，

A nosotros nos sirvió para:Para conocer la cárcel que es la libertad。Para que la vejez llegue a tiempo。Para saber que la juventud no es eterna。Para para recordar que la memoria es pública。Para abrir los ojos sin ayuda mecánica。Para que los miedos tengan un jardín para salir a tomar el sol。Para saber que somos más partes que operarios del mundo。Reseña en Tiktok: https://www。tiktok。com/@paraqueleer/v。。。 A nosotros nos sirvió para:Para conocer la cárcel que es la libertad。Para que la vejez llegue a tiempo。Para saber que la juventud no es eterna。Para para recordar que la memoria es pública。Para abrir los ojos sin ayuda mecánica。Para que los miedos tengan un jardín para salir a tomar el sol。Para saber que somos más partes que operarios del mundo。Reseña en Tiktok: https://www。tiktok。com/@paraqueleer/v。。。 。。。more

Nour Ghadanfar ，

Phenomenal！！！！ Tons of introspection as I read this。

Argiris Fakkas ，

A good novel that is considered a classic but， unfortunately， not really my cup of tea。I found the book overly violent and without a good reason for it。 Just being young is the excuse of beating innocent people on the streets and breaking into other people's houses？ Moreover the fact that Dim， who was the most erratic and impulsive member of Alex's gang， becomes a policeman later in the novel isn't very convincing。 Also not convincing is that Alex finds himself after the beating by the policemen A good novel that is considered a classic but， unfortunately， not really my cup of tea。I found the book overly violent and without a good reason for it。 Just being young is the excuse of beating innocent people on the streets and breaking into other people's houses？ Moreover the fact that Dim， who was the most erratic and impulsive member of Alex's gang， becomes a policeman later in the novel isn't very convincing。 Also not convincing is that Alex finds himself after the beating by the policemen Billyboy and Dim， so near to the writer's house his gang entered in the first section of the book。Don't get me started on the vocabulary and the strange idiomatic language。 Nadsat is quite hard to grasp， you will certainly need a vocabulary， at least at the beginning。Alex is surely not a very likeable protagonist。 After his participation in all this violence of the first section， you couldn't like him。 Burgess tries to make the character more appealing later in the novel， but I don't think he succeeds。Of course the book has also some positive points， hence the 3 stars。 The way the government's scheming and propaganda is depicted is frightening。 Everything and everyone seem like mere pawns that play its game。 At first Alex is considered disposable and forcefully undergoes the treatment that will change him so drastically， making him a clockwork orange。 Afterwards however， and especially after his suicide attempt and the formation of F。 Alexander's organization， he's reinstated with glory， alongside his new， well-paid， job。The first segment of the novel depicts Alex's gang violent tactics until his dispute with Dim。 Dim never forgives him and when Alex breaks into an old lay's house and try to escape from the oncoming cops， he awaits him and punches him down。The second part is about the protagonist's incarceration， his interesting conversations with the prison's chaplain， and his eventual "treatment"， via very violent films and drug use。The final part describes Alex's adventures after his family has a new lodger， that throws him out of his own home。 He gets recognized by an elderly man he previously attacked， who wants payback。 Alex is incapable of violence so he pleads for the police's intervention。 He doesn't know however that Dim and Billyboy have joined the force。 After they beat him， he seeks refuge in F。 Alexander's house， where he is informed that his wife has died because of the rape attack， in which Alex was leader。 Alexander doesn't recognize Alex though。 Through a series of events he will make an unsuccessful suicide attempt and the state will have to change him back because of the uproar。 At the last chapter he's the leader of a new gang but seems to become weary of the violence。 After a fateful meeting with Pete， a member of his old gang， who is now reformed and happily married， he ponders and decides to change his way of life。 。。。more

Tisha ，

Book club book。 Weird。 Not in a way I really enjoyed。

Jonathan Cavazos ，

I found this book interesting。 I despised Alex’s character， but I still wanted to find out what happened to him。 I find it interesting that the original publication of this book differed in Britain and America。 I wonder if it would have changed my perspective if the last chapter wasn’t included。

Nutsa Ko ，

Normie

Luis Conte ，

3 StarsReview Pending

Caroline Rhind ，

Well written but horrible

wewerb0rntodie ，

Disturbing scenes ， hated the main character。 Ending was great ig

Eylül ，

Everyone was either lying about this book mentally damaging them or I'm really not ok cause this was not damaging or scary/disgusting at all。。。 Everyone was either lying about this book mentally damaging them or I'm really not ok cause this was not damaging or scary/disgusting at all。。。 。。。more

Gabriela ，

"La bondad es algo que uno elige。 Cuando un hombre no puede elegir， deja de ser hombre。"Mi curiosidad por leer este libro ha ido aumentando con el paso de los años。 Vi la adaptación cuando era joven， muy joven para entender el trasfondo de lo que estaba viendo， y es por eso que mis ganas de sumergirme en esta historia comenzaron a crecer de a poco， y pienso que tomar la novela ahora fue una decisión acertada。Al principio me costó un poco entender de qué iba la cosa， y eso es por la jerga nad "La bondad es algo que uno elige。 Cuando un hombre no puede elegir， deja de ser hombre。"Mi curiosidad por leer este libro ha ido aumentando con el paso de los años。 Vi la adaptación cuando era joven， muy joven para entender el trasfondo de lo que estaba viendo， y es por eso que mis ganas de sumergirme en esta historia comenzaron a crecer de a poco， y pienso que tomar la novela ahora fue una decisión acertada。Al principio me costó un poco entender de qué iba la cosa， y eso es por la jerga nadsat。 Leí el primer capítulo y no entendí nada， luego decidí tratar de aprender un poco el glosario， lo que me facilitó muchísimo la lectura。 Poco a poco fui conectando con la historia de Alex， y pienso que el autor hizo un trabajo extraordinario al crear un personaje al que es posible aborrecer y compadecer al mismo tiempo。Me sorprendió mucho saber que en gran parte del mundo circula una versión incompleta de la novela， y eso es porque sin duda el capítulo final （suprimido en varios países）， es el capítulo necesario para comprender el significado total de lo que autor buscaba transmitir。 "Y todo se explicaba porque era joven。 Pero ahora， al final de esta historia， ya no soy joven， ya no。"En general， disfruté mucho de la lectura y el mensaje de fondo， pero no le puse 5 estrellas porque discrepo con la idea de que la juventud sea justificación para actuar con ese nivel de crueldad。 。。。more

Hannah ，

A short story but really challenging to read。 The slang used is really hard to grasp and I felt like I was having to look up the words so often that it took the enjoyment out of reading it for me。 The second half is a bit easier to read， but having to look up what the words used means so often to make sense of what’s going on just made reading this feel like a chore。

Желан Данев ，

Ултравиоленция

Ole Sandbu ，

When nature and nurture create a monster， who is the victim？

rhea ，

3。5/5

Matt ，

In the first chapter of A clockwork orange， Burgess transcends the common metaphysical imagination with his characters and brings them to a kind of supra-historical state of being， having them sit around a table in the mind's eye only after transcending the world of images that books normally occupy。 He then transcends that space as well， bleeding a drop of bloodlusting attack into the heady world of slang， confusing the reader with the chaos of the robbing of the women， only to relent that it w In the first chapter of A clockwork orange， Burgess transcends the common metaphysical imagination with his characters and brings them to a kind of supra-historical state of being， having them sit around a table in the mind's eye only after transcending the world of images that books normally occupy。 He then transcends that space as well， bleeding a drop of bloodlusting attack into the heady world of slang， confusing the reader with the chaos of the robbing of the women， only to relent that it was in the character’s imaginations that this was happening， and a result of the fury of them being praised for paying for their drinks。 I was annoyed at the prose at first， but I see that Burgess has plans that can only be attained through this style。 Throughout the starting portion， Burgess introduces a metaphysical plane， some kind of glass platform that is the source of all of his imagery， some transcendent avenue for imagery。 It's a shiny surface， much like glass， but he slowly materializes it through our focus on it， and it appears as a disc， like a blu-ray。 This happens as the main character is discussing his musical discs， uniting the narrative with the metaphysical exposition and proposing the idea that our minds are mediums needing an article of data in order to convey information。 We are the music players， we just need a disc。 We are the communicators， we just need a book。 The mind's eye is the projector， we just need the tape to produce the image。 Okay I’m sorry but this is really impressive。 When the main character takes the girls from the music shop back to his house， Burgess makes this brilliant metaphysical connection between the disc being the platform for the imagery， and the disc being the mode by which the imagery occurs。 He basically says that the music discs， in the story， led to the sex， while also saying， the disc of the mind （or the platform for imagery to exist） led to the imagery of the novel。 A genius crediting of music for one’s literary and imaginative success。 。。。more

Catarina ，

Será aceitável suprimir o livre arbítrio pela força， mesmo que force alguém a tornar-se boa pessoa？ Será preferível que a pessoa decida continuar má ou forçá-la a ser boa？ Até que ponto a moralidade e a liberdade se mantém correlacionadas？

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