Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'
A Clockwork Orange by Andrew Biswell, Anthony Burgess, Martin Amis
134 reviews
moscatel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, Death, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
turtlebones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Murder
lil_em's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, and Violence
sidekicksam's review against another edition
5.0
This biblio is full of unfamiliar slovos, so reading it as a malenky bit difficult to pony at first. But as a young, interessovated devotchka, I managed, and it was real horrorshow.
Alex and his banda of droogs go about the town in the nochy, looking for chellovecks to terrorize. When the dratsing and ultra-violence reach a climax in the raskazz, Alex is loveted and sent off to the stripey-hole.
Despite repenting, something sloochats there that made him have to pick: sit out his sentence in the barry place, or get out in 2 weeks after being subject to a new experiment. What he doesn't know is that his jeezny will change forever, and the bitva has just begun...
Ok, if that didn't scare you off, here's the review in plain English:
This tiny, tiny book, took me a while to get through. Mostly because I needed to refer back to the glossary (Nadsat still hasn’t become part of the English language unfortunately), but once I got a grip on the meaning of the words, I flew through it. I won't say too much about the plot because it's 1) so tiny and 2) so popular, I don't want to spoil more of it. It's well worth your effort and time.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
m11cc444's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Police brutality
kai_okay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Moderate: Suicide attempt
sglance9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Suicide attempt
pixelited's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Additionally, while the language was at first disorienting, you’re able to get a grasp on how the words are used quickly. I find this aspect of the book particularly interesting, being part of a younger generation with all sorts of slang, and it makes me wonder how the slang I use today may become a “nadsat” language in other years. I also enjoyed the stark difference when characters speak in proper English and how that plays into the story as well.
Overall, while the nature of the book is disturbing and upsetting, I am glad to have read it and gotten such a perspective on human nature and change.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
mymorie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Rape
Minor: Suicide attempt
rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, Cancer, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Vomit
Minor: Religious bigotry, Torture, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, and Child death