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A Clockwork Orange
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bookshelves: classics, non-ya, 3-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, dystopian, sci-fi, reviewed
Jan 03, 2023
bookshelves: classics, non-ya, 3-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, dystopian, sci-fi, reviewed
i've owned this book for 7 years and it wasn't even on my to read list. which gives an indication of how excited i am to read it
update: even anthony burgess doesn't get the appeal of this one.
this is one of those books that i can see why it'd be great to assign as school required reading, but...pretty meh in adult life!
bottom line: the nicest thing i can say about this is that i'm pretty sure i would have liked it more if i was discussing it at 7:45 am with 20 miserable adolescents.
update: even anthony burgess doesn't get the appeal of this one.
this is one of those books that i can see why it'd be great to assign as school required reading, but...pretty meh in adult life!
bottom line: the nicest thing i can say about this is that i'm pretty sure i would have liked it more if i was discussing it at 7:45 am with 20 miserable adolescents.
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Jan 03, 2023 11:33AM
I watched the movie. No thanks, I'm good lol The movie honestly disturbs me still
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Amanda wrote: "I watched the movie. No thanks, I'm good lol The movie honestly disturbs me still"exciting
I normally love disturbing movies and stuff but my partner was like "yeah, you don't need this one"
I love this book, but it's definitely *unique* and you have to just deal with the weird slang until you figure it out. But I do think it's worth the read. The movie, however, is an almost perfect adaptation, so if that's more your speed, you won't miss much.
I read this for the first time last year and then watched the movie afterwards and honestly, OBSESSED. The movie definitely made the book better for me for the visuals.
I’m intrigued! Can’t wait for the review 👍🏼
To think thought control is a reality and not assume burgees a genius for inventing language and a not necessarily dystopian experience but a way or methodology to escape the imprisonment of consciousness� read but be wary you’ll never be the same again read at one’s perils
I got through the first maybe 10 minutes of the movie and noooooope
I felt exactly the same about this book. Meh,
never considered why certain books were so much better when I was 17 in a fluorescent lit classroom with a bunch of other angsty teens until this very moment
Kirsten wrote: "never considered why certain books were so much better when I was 17 in a fluorescent lit classroom with a bunch of other angsty teens until this very moment"it makes ya think
Alexandria wrote: "I felt exactly the same about this book. Meh,"meh!
Amanda wrote: "I got through the first maybe 10 minutes of the movie and noooooope"intriguing
lol. Spot on - couldn’t agree more
Oh my God yes! Yesyesyesyesyes! Creating your own slang in your book so you seem smarter than everyone else makes for GREAT required high school reading!
'bottom line: the nicest thing i can say about this is that i'm pretty sure i would have liked it more if i was discussing it at 7:45 am with 20 miserable adolescents.'Hahaha!
