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A Clockwork Orange (Book)

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iliketodraw:
Does anyone else think that the movie remake of this book does it absolutely no justice whatsoever? I read the book before watching the film and if it had been the other way around i would've never read the book, however, i'm glad i did. In my opinion one of the single best pieces of 20th century literature, even if you don't like the content the skill of the author has to be admired. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially people who fear the "young".
P.s - Can anyone point me in the direction of anything like this at all? everything i read recently seems to be spawned from the same dreary egg. Thanks  :-D

Valrus:
I would urge you to read Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace. Not because it has anything whatsoever in common with A Clockwork Orange (about which I concur with everything you said) but because it cannot be said to be "spawned from the same dreary egg" as basically any other work of fiction anywhere.

iliketodraw:
Thanks, i'll pop down to the library tomorrow and get myself a copy....

Dimmukane:
I have heard that Naked Lunch is another zany book/movie.  Never had a chance to read/watch either, though. 

As for the book, I got halfway through and then it was due back at the library.  I quickly forgot about it, I was busy reading other things.  I'll have to borrow it again.

Lazer:
The whole random ass language-slang-jive derived from eastern European languages thing was done much, much better in the book. Besides that I honestly need to go back and re-read it and watch the movie again to make a good comparison. Then again, when do book based films EVER do the original literature justice?

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