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It’s really amazing, when you stop to think about it, that this book has reached near-classic status. Cult status maybe, but classic? I will admit it was fast, glossing past made-up words and not needing to stop and savor beautifully put sentences full of wise thoughts. Not to say this isn’t a good thing. I wanted a marvelously quick and different read. And I got it. It’s called making a good book choice.
I’ve started making lists of monthly reads (mostly for GR groups) and putting those book-du ...more
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This is a real horrorshow of a book, right skorry and a melenky bit thought provoking, O brothers.
Set in a dystopian backdrop, we ride along through the youthful, turbulent years with our violence prone narrator, Alex. Society wants to rehabilitate this hooligan and hopefully many like him, but at what costs? A question of individual freedoms versus societal good comes to the forefront.
I had high hopes for this book, but was almost thrown off in the first several pages by the slang that satura ...more
Set in a dystopian backdrop, we ride along through the youthful, turbulent years with our violence prone narrator, Alex. Society wants to rehabilitate this hooligan and hopefully many like him, but at what costs? A question of individual freedoms versus societal good comes to the forefront.
I had high hopes for this book, but was almost thrown off in the first several pages by the slang that satura ...more
This was my very first boyfriends favorite movie & book. Yes, he was a creep and yes we broke up, & no, I don't like this book. Too weird & creepy for me.
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A bizarre fairy tale about adolescence and all the violent thoughts, feelings and actions related to it. The end wasn't that "horrorshow", but the book is entertaining and fun, and the slang is a bit hard at times, but you end up getting the hang of it.
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