A Clockwork Orange

"A Clockwork Orange is set in a future London. 15-year-old Alex, the main character, and his three friends are devoted to ultra-violence and horrorshow. They beat up old men, rape girls, torture and murder, with no qualms. Despite this diabolical orgy of criminality, they are merry and spirited like elfs in an Elizabethan comedy. Alex is the only one in his gang who has fully conscience of what he's doing; on the contrary, his 'droogs' arrange horrorshow in a rather childish way, without knowing why. While committing ruthless acts of violence, Alex mantains an 'elevated' attitude. He doesn't listen to pop, but only to classic music. After the government decides to brainwash him by the 'Ludovico therapy', he'll be no more able to appreciate his favorite composers. (The name 'Ludovico' concerns with Ludwig van Beethoven.)
Burgess's novel is an interesting, disturbing and controversial work of fiction. Since its first apparition, it has provoked thought and reaction. John Gardner considered A Clockwork Orange "Burgess's most brilliant and blackest achievement"."


So far, it's amazing. It's really difficult to read at first because of all the slang, but you get used to it after a while, lol.
The author explains the phrase A Clockwork Orange by saying "Human beings are, by nature, made to do both good and evil. When they can do only good or only evil, then they are considered a clockwork orange; that is, someone who appears to be an organism full of color and juice, but is really only a clockwork toy to be wound up by God or the devil."

Oh man so many good books so little time. Gah. I need to start reading. That's it I'm making a list.

I've been meaning to read this/see the film for a while, and i actually found a great new copy pretty cheap in a random junk shop! I'll be straight onto it after i plough through another Kathy Reichs and a CSI graphic novel (which i was so excited to find in the library!)

Thanks for sharing the explanation about the name, i did wonder!

I just bought A Clockwork Orange and I absolutly love it. It is fantastic and I should have it done by tonight. I picked up most of the language in the first chapter. It is very difficult to read but once you get basic ones done it's an easy read. I mean now when I see a word and I know what it means so my mind just automatically puts in arm or hand or whatever one it is. It's an amazing book so far and I'm only on the second chapter!!!!!! I got the edition with the twenty first chapter in it. I'm tho exthited.

I finished the book pretty quick and meant to get back in here about it..
it was awesome! The language definitely was difficult to get used to at first, but its worth carrying on and amazing when you start to feel 'fluent' with it, all of a sudden you just automatically translate stuff. I love the meaning of the 'clockwork orange'.

Anyone seen the film?

Project: Watch it sober, then watch it stoned. It makes so much more sense stoned.

You just have to look deeper into it. You don't need drugs to understand it.

Finally finished it. It was amazing. I'm using it for my SSR (Self Selective Reading) for English. THe only bad thing is that I'm gonna have to write ten essays on it. blech, but that's life.