Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Clockwork Orange by Andrew Biswell, Anthony Burgess, Martin Amis

49 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

hildayay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hade gett högre betyg om inte för den första tredjedelen av boken som var extremt jobbig att läsa (vilket också är hela meningen men men). Den känns också som att den simplifierar den komplexa sak som är människan på ett sätt som jag inte älskade. Annars: intressant historia, gillar språket som ger stämning (när man väl kom in i den, i början var det asjobbigt att läsa) och ger en en tankeställare kring kriminalpolitik (ish?). Skulle rekommendera, men inte om man är känslig för äckliga saker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Misogyny, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Cancer, Addiction, Genocide, and Antisemitism

celiguti1's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i finished this book the best way possible: taking a dump

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

bookish_bry's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• 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

5.0

A Clockwork Orange is a very interesting book. It is a violent and hyperbolic view of people and the government. While it is very, very dark and the main character is a horrible person, it is a story that makes you think. It was a fast read for me despite the slang that holds up a lot of readers. Every scene and action meant something to the story and it was quick and to the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

aldoi's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Drug use, and Death

emrad0's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Making up your own words does not make your literature good or interesting, just difficult to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization

mattycameira's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

lukha23's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

greenrequiem's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

nincrony1's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I first came to the world of A Clockwork Orange via the film adaptation. I really like the film but I have cooled towards it over the years because 1) I think Kubrick made better films afterwards and 2) I read the book, which I ultimately prefer. I’m not a “book is inherently better than the film adaptation” kind of person but I think across the novel Burgess is able to more actively explore the themes, the language and actions of Alex in a more nuanced way. I know some bemoan the lack of the final chapter not being in the film but I feel both end on equally ambiguous, yet slightly different, notes; in the book, there’s something terrifying for me about someone like Alex and his ex-droogs becoming part of society. It’s hard nut to crack, particularly if you haven’t seen the film version first as that acts somewhat as a primer to the dense invented language, but after a while you become acclimatised to it, real horrorshow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts