Reviews

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

meghaha's review against another edition

4.0

I don't know, I thought this book was funny. Yes, Alex is terrible but this book is funny. Or I'm just crazy. Interesting language play as well.

cmattei's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

cecilyexists's review against another edition

3.0

a letdown. i know this is a beloved classic but there was almost no plot. and i get the themes the author was going for! but i dunno, i can’t say i agree with them. rapists are subhuman. i do not care about their freedom of choice at all. you can really tell this book was written by a man in how it portrays all this; the handling of themes reeks of male chauvinism. as a fem person i care more about the safety of woman and girls than i ever will a rapist’s free will. a swing and a miss of a novel - which is a shame, because i enjoyed the prose (hence the 3 stars)

diabolicalwaffle's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

sewfrench's review against another edition

4.0

I can't believe I have never read this book.

corn_001's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

panicbutton's review against another edition

3.0

The language used by characters in this book is very different, took me a while to figure out what they were saying. Interesting plot around that. 

ethanhval's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

smabbq's review against another edition

5.0

WARNING: Lots of violence. Be aware of that if you're sensitive to that content.
My favorite book! A very interesting take on a utopia/dystopia. Burgess invents a slang for the main characters which I really enjoyed. Said a few of the slang words in real life while I was reading it and got some strange looks.

kellyquinn13's review against another edition

dark fast-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

4.75