A Clockwork Orange

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Summary: A work of art
Review: A Clockwork Orange is a work of art. I saw the movie and I was knock out of my seat. Anthoy Burgess knew what he was writing and became a mega hit.

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Summary: This is the definitive book on modern values
Review: One wonders if our world would be the same if this book had not been written. It challenged a generation to reevaluate their lives. Not since Brian Gilmore from Chicago has such a task been accomplished. Powerful. Stunning. A modern masterwork of thought. A must read!

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Summary: I found it very complicated, yet fun to read.
Review: I found that with the strange slang, if you make yourself a little dictionary, it's a much easier read. It does challenge eyour mind. It's a very good book.

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Summary: Clockwork Orange-Surprising ending if you've seen the movie
Review: This book is wonderfully written using made-up slang. I recommend seeing the movie first, so a general idea of what is going to happen will be in your head so you can concentrate on keeping this slang straight. The ending, British version, is a surprising change from what seems to be happening during the book, and is different than that of the movie.

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Summary: The fine line between good and evil...
Review: This book is a masterpeice of literature, I think. The language is ultimately effective to create the environment of an all-too-real future. Sex, Drugz, and classical music. It asks the question of what good truly is, and who really are the bad people. Will being truly good cost us our free will? Basically a great read- I recommend it to anyone, and yes, the last chapter is a contribution not a hindrance to the story. All in all a zammechat horrorshow raskazz.

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!!
Review: An amazing novel that addresses the concepts of conformity, social conditioning and the ever increasing trends of gang violence in society. I'd been meaning to read this one for around 10 years and I'm happy that I finally did! I blew through it faster than any other book I've read in recent years. Don't be daunted by the "foreign" dialect that young Alex and his droogies use, getting familiar with it takes no time at all. A book that everyone should read.

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Summary: Mindcandy...
Review: This book grabs a hold of you, as disturbing and charming as it is. An intriguing story filled with emotion, and sometimes the lack of emotions. If you feel like you're ready for some ultraviolence go ahead... Start reading.

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Summary: Fantastic !
Review: A Clockwork Orange is by far the best book I have ever read. The way Anthony Burgess blends words is pure genius. However, I have to agree with his publisher that the last chapter should have been left buried.

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Summary: A Clockwork Orange is difficult but worth while.
Review: A Clockwork Orange is a futuristic book that shows the years to come filled with drugs and violence. It is also very sexual orientated, so it is for mature readers. This book also has it's own language, the Nadstat lanuage, used by the teenagers. The book revolves around four friends that form a nocternal gang. They go to school durring the day and reek havoc at night. Their nightly actions consist of robbery, drugs, fights, and rapes. The only thing that seperates this gang from the many others is that it is lead by a teenager that believes that the only thing better than a night full of drugs is a night full of Ludwig Van Beethoven's beautiful music. This book has it's own language created from Russian and the Author's creativity. It is difficult to read because of that, but there is a key in the back of the book to help you. Some examples of the language are: eggs-eggiweggs, stomach-guttiwats, and Ludwig Van Beethoven-Oh Ludwig Van. Due to mature content and the difficult style of this book I do not recomend this book to anybody younger than 16 although I am 14 and I truly enjoyed it.

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Summary: The Last Chapter Leaves a Lasting Mark!
Review: I loved A Clockwork Orange the movie so I decided to read the novel. The movie was much like the novel, filled with violence, rape, and more violence. As a matter of fact, the only main difference between the novel and the movie is the last chapter. As a once troubled youth turned good myself, I identify with the eighteen year old Alex of chapter 21 and I truly feel that the last chapter is essential to the book. People really do just suddenly grow up as Alex does. Thus chapter 21 of the novel is what makes the book worthy of being dubbed as iconclastic. I give A Clockwork Orange my highest reviews and hope that anyone who loves great literature will read what I consider is one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century