Dominic asked this question about A Clockwork Orange:
Is this book hard to understand the writing???
Charles I didn't think so. It had some slang that was made up(Russian or Russian-sounding). Made up, but I didn't think it was difficult to get from context. …moreI didn't think so. It had some slang that was made up(Russian or Russian-sounding). Made up, but I didn't think it was difficult to get from context. You can't have future punks talking like their parents, after all.

I remember the language feeling a lot like the movie did, although it had been a while since I'd last seen the movie when I read the book.(less)
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