Katherine Sullivan
“We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.”
“Each man kills the thing he loves.”
“The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.”
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess follows a vicious fifteen year old named Alex and his band of friends, whom he calls his "droogs". They commit heinous acts together. These acts they commit are ultra-violence. The story follows Alex through all of his ups and downs of going to prison, getting help and his reintroduction to the world. It is a dark and cynical satire. I only recommend this book for people who enjoy horror movies or dark dystopian novels. Overall, this book kept me on the edge of my seat. It was hard for me to put it down because I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. The language used in the book is confusing at times, but it is well worth it. Anthony Burgess did a marvelous job of writing this story and it is truly a classic.
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