A Clock Work Orange

A Clock Work Orange by Anthony Burgess

Fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends start an evening's mayhem by hitting an old man, tearing up his books and stripping him of money and clothes.

Or rather Alex and his three droogs tolchock an old veck, razrez his books, pull off his outer platties and take a malenky bit of cutter. For Alex's confessions are written in 'nadsat' - the teenage argot of a not-too-distant future.

Because of his delinquent excesses, Alex is jailed and made subject to 'Ludovico's Technique', a chilling experiment in Reclamation Treatment...

                     Ivy Musser: This is a very unique book. The author uses a made-up/teenage slang that is often difficult to decipher. Very graphic and typically meant for young, but mature readers. I quite enjoyed this book despite it's graphics. This book has also been made into a film, which I also think is excellent. This book was made in the '70's, but set in the 'future' which creates an unusual, but interesting setting for the story. 

Rating: 8 out of 10