finally

After weeks of unbearably slow reading I finally finished A Clockwork Orange. My sluggish reading, mixed with Burgess unorthadox Nadsat language, led to, at times, a painful read. I enjoyed this novel, but not as much as I thought I would. The reason I chose it as my first read is because I heard so much about it. It was recommended to me by several people as "a book I would like". Its not that I didn't like it, but something about the whole nadsat language threw me off. I was able to understand the basic meaning of almost all the words, however I just feel it would have been better without it. While it gives good insite into the character's lives, I came to the conclusion that it was unnecessary.

In one of my earlier posts I stated that I sympathized with Alex. I could not explain it at the time, and can't really now either, but for some reason I feel bad for him. How could you show any compassion for a rapist murderer? I really do not know. Maybe it is his honesty and willingness to share the detail of his crimes, and his thoughts surrounding his actions. Chris Semansky's criticism of Burgess's novel is an excellent criticism and shares great insite into Burgess, and his protagonist Alex.


For my project on this novel, I plan on watching the movie again, and writing a comparitive essay. I have seen the movie once before, but at the time had not read the novel, and really was not paying much attention. All I remember is the movie is as brutal and terrifying as the book.


Don't forget to check out Drizzle's blog. Kid really works hard on that thing. Believe it or not.