A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess with Blake Morrison

149 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
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A vicious fifteen-year-old droog is the central character of this 1963 classic. In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal inve...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 50,711 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

challenging: 55%

tense: 47%

reflective: 38%

sad: 14%

emotional: 13%

funny: 13%

adventurous: 10%

mysterious: 9%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

33% 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?

44% of readers chose Yes
44% 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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