Happy Tuesday to you all and here is another Blow Your Mind. Today I am going to challenge you a little with one of the best and most difficult books I have ever read A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. It was difficult because Burgess creates a whole new language for the young characters to use as slang. It is part Russian and part Cockney slang that is a real challenge to grasp in the early parts of the novel.
Once you get used to the speech it is a great read. Chances are you have seen at least part of the 1970's Stanley Kubrick film version of Clockwork and it is great - but as usual the book is even better. Alex is even more out there in the book and the pace seems to be faster on the page than in the film.
There has been some controversy over the final chapter in the book - Burgess intended for there to be 21 chapters in it and some American printings only have 20 - the cover you see on the left is the version I have and it includes the 21st chapter - and it is amazing. It is much better than the film's ending and is what the author intended so look for that version.
Back with more later on...
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