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Is this book hard to understand the writing???
Holly It's like those erratic line puzzles. Someone holds one up and you feel anger and resentment for a hot minute because you don't see the magical hidden…moreIt's like those erratic line puzzles. Someone holds one up and you feel anger and resentment for a hot minute because you don't see the magical hidden picture. Once you do...you never have to strain your eyes again, the pictures appear every time with very little effort. Just read. Don't think about the vocabulary. Your discomfort with not understanding the Droogs' lingo is the genius of Burgess using the reader's isolation to build trust with the story and characters. Eventually you will ease your way into their bubble and understand as if it were your natural voice.(less)
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A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
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