A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

149 pages • first pub 1962 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
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In Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his f...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 50,058 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

challenging: 56%

tense: 47%

reflective: 38%

sad: 14%

emotional: 13%

funny: 13%

adventurous: 10%

mysterious: 9%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

34% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
61% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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