A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

1962 • 149 pages

Ratings449

Average rating3.9

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“What's it going to be then, eh?”

It seemed a bit daunting at first but once I got a hang of all that nadsat I started enjoying the book. The narrative really holds it together. This particular edition I read had an intro which gave the book a context. I suppose I would prefer the American edition which had the last chapter dropped. It feels out of place. But all in all I'm glad, O My Brothers, to have added a colourful bunch of nadsat words to my vocabulary.

July 1, 2015