Holy smokes!
I've loved the movie for years but (as is usually the case) the book was so much better! An absolute horrorshow ride! Twisted, funny, and horrible all at once. Inventive, too!
At first I found myself overthinking the nadsat slang. Then I sort of taught myself to just hear Alex's narrative as if he were speaking it and the context clues sorted themselves out perfectly. It is an impressive feat of composition to be sure!
My advice to anyone who picks it up is just to "Go with the flow" You won't be missing anything. Your brain is a marvelous thing and the author counts on that as well as dropping hints very naturally throughout.
It's a great read and deserved all of the acclaim it got. Fuckin sad in some parts and offensive to the sensibilities throughout. It takes some very dark turns and is what I would call a Psychological Thriller.
I'll probably end up reading it again one day.
by Icy-Pollution8378