Science fiction Classics Humor 1972

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Published in Spanish as La naranja mecanica

One of Esquire's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time "A brilliant novel....

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What it is

A society that controls everything · pitch-black comedy

What happens in it

Dystopia

Reading sheet

How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Its world
Our world, slightly bent
Pulls you in with
How it's written
Style
Literary

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • how it's written matters to you as much as what happens
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting
  • you'd rather skip the hard scenes

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