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Justin Mon Oct 10 16:18:43 2011 No.2129415 [Reply] [Original]

After recently getting the book A Clockwork Orange as a gift from a friend, I'm wondering is it a good read? What are your opinions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:19:43 2011 No.2129418 JUSTIN I THINK YOU SHOULD READ THE BOOK AND THEN MAKE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS ON IT.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:23:43 2011 No.2129425 The main draw of the book is the use of language, which is utterly brilliant. A very entertaining read.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:24:43 2011 No.2129429 one could call Burgess a...cunning linguist, no?

>>	Justin Mon Oct 10 16:29:43 2011 No.2129440 The version my friend gave me is edited version which has a bottom glossary from page to page, explaining the slang terms, in my opinion that could have drawbacks, as I imagine Burgess used the slang for interpretation. Is that true?

Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:30:43 2011 No.2129445

>watched movie
>I understood the theme (at least, what I identified as the theme, which seems to be fairly agreed upon by many people I've talked to)
>movie kinda ends strangely thematically but not too bad
>read book
>ending is perfectly inline with the theme
Yeah, read it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:34:43 2011 No.2129449 It's a fine book. A little obvious in the theme assuming you're paying attention. but it's a quick read, as long as you can manage the slang, which isn't hard.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:34:43 2011 No.2129452 >>2129429 >cunning linguist WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE? A MOVIE? A GAME? Its in my head but I can't figure it out

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 10 16:38:43 2011 No.2129458 >>2129440 I think that a glossary would make reading it less enjoyable.

>>	sage Mon Oct 10 17:00:43 2011 No.2129485 >>2129452 maybe cause it's a really old joke that's been in tons of movies?

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