false 1602772 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185738146m/1602772.jpg 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil.

"I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done [in A Clockwork Orange]." -William S. Burroughs

Recognized as one of the literary geniuses of our time, Anthony Burgess produced thirty-two novels, a volume of verse, sixteen works of nonfiction, and two plays. Originally a composer, his creative output also included countless musical compositions, including symphonies, operas, and jazz.]]> 227463 85 23596 book 1962 A Clockwork Orange total:23354|5:8140|4:8929|3:4586|2:1149|1:550| 23354 93022 33007 1608 5735 3.97 27711 2071 15583067 381149 8810 0141182601 9780141182605 56 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228046019m/8810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8810.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 817 A Clockwork Orange with hair-raising drive and energy. Although it is a fantasy set in an Orwellian future, this is anything but a bedtime story." -The New York Times

Told by the central character, Alex, this brilliant, hilarious, and disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism.Anthony Burgess' 1963 classic stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a classic of twentieth century post-industrial alienation, often shocking us into a thoughtful exploration of the meaning of free will and the conflict between good and evil. In this recording, the author's voice lends an intoxicating lyrical dimension to the language he has so masterfully crafted.

"I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language as Mr. Burgess has done [in A Clockwork Orange]." -William S. Burroughs

Recognized as one of the literary geniuses of our time, Anthony Burgess produced thirty-two novels, a volume of verse, sixteen works of nonfiction, and two plays. Originally a composer, his creative output also included countless musical compositions, including symphonies, operas, and jazz. The author's musicality is evident in the lyrical and dramatic reading he gives in this recording. Anthony Burgess died in 1993.]]> 5 28 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 14:30:35 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 05:55:57 -0700 2008 A Clockwork Orange is one of those books which everyone has heard of but which few people have actually read –- mostly, I think, because it is preceded by a reputation of shocking ultra-violence. I’m not going to deny here that the book contains violence. It features lengthy descriptions of hein...more...]]> 20911987 542037 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 10 false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 14:04:42 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 15:50:38 -0700 2008
The main point of the book is that freedom of choice is more important than being good. To prove this point, Burgess takes the most atrocious person possible and strips him of his ability to choose until optimal vulnerability makes ...more...]]> 4495903 276152 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 8 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 13 16:05:48 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 05:02:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 25275798 811687 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 4 8 false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 21:07:46 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 12:37:59 -0700 2008 A Nadsat Glossary. I will be eternally grateful to Matt (Tadpole316) for sending me that link. My printout is looking a little rough.
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However, I loved this book, for all the red, red krovvy and in-and-out and the ultraviolence. The dialect of Alex, yo...more...]]> 1844584 4693 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 3 4 false Mon Jun 11 08:14:50 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:13:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 7160022 446559 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 4 4 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 02 13:47:15 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 13:49:21 -0700 2007
I borrowed A Clockwork Orange from Bill. I have been wanting to read this book for years, mainly because I also want to see the movie, but couldn't bear to watch it until I'd read the book. By doing so, I have left myself out of a social loophole, missed...more...]]> 48252223 739402 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 2 false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 15:13:18 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:15:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34187259 1578320 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 3 false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 05:53:14 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 02:20:47 -0700 2008 1
An early turn-off in "A Clockwork Orange" is the dialect of the narrator, Alex, who uses a set of nadsat slang that a...more...]]> 19005678 610982 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 3 3 true Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 12:39:26 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 19:17:25 -0700 2008 1
Having said that...

I feel like there are other books that do wh...more...]]> 3116474 135825 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 1 2 false Sun Jul 15 21:18:09 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 10:08:41 -0800 2007 more...]]> 39108645 649009 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 2 1 false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 09:02:32 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 14:08:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 50327949 695344 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 2 false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 14:57:33 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 14:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34720147 1310564 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 4 1 false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 06:35:13 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 07:16:32 -0700 2008
There were a couple kids from my high school who lov...more...]]> 32223860 399735 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 1 false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 21:45:45 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 21:45:45 -0700 2008
To the fellow droogs of A Clockwork Orange, this quote must ring out as an out-of-trend veshche of the forgotten yesterdays.

An epic dystopian tale, A Clockwork Orange traces the latter part of the teenag...more...]]> 26349601 1180394 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 4 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Sat Jul 05 06:20:07 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 10:49:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20306585 239699 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 3 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 12:01:29 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 12:16:47 -0700 2008
I'm glad I read this but I don't think I have anything particularly significant to say about it. Except that it seems like people have been declaring an inexorable slide in the morals of young people for a hundred years and yet there are still many decen...more...]]> 9570009 617853 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 14:50:06 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 14:57:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> 8183044 124482 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 10:58:07 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 13 04:29:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6503858 395697 227463 0393312836 9780393312836 1414 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250654465m/227463.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227463.A_Clockwork_Orange 3.98 21180 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 13:41:38 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:46:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1602772