Randomly found A Clockwork Orange in the local used book bookstore. I had already seen the movie some 15 years back, and I vividly remembered it all those years (at least the first half). But I never knew that the novel was so much more fun. I wouldn't have waited this long if I knew that. Well here it goes.
One of the most wholly inventive use of language to convey something that could have been so off putting to read (or get through the novel) I have ever seen on display. First part was difficult to get into for obvious reasons, but then the rest of the novel went like a breeze. I laughed out loud at multiple places with things like 'Minister of the Interior or Inferior' or the word 'horrorshow' used casually.
I'd also say that it had more depth per page that any other classic novels claim to be. The story is there for everyone to interpret however they want, but the questions are all there – Is forced goodness the right path? Is it at least moral? Just depends what you want to focus on.
PS: I partly read from the paperback I picked, and partly from a pdf that (I later realized) had glossary of nadsak language, guide notes and (hold your horses) the entire Kubrick movie screenplay with character list and everything!
I recommend this to everyone (fan or not fan of the movie). And would like to know of more books that had similar atmosphere as this one.
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