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mk  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Great Books that aren't all that great.
I think A Clockwork Orange qualifies. :) Damn good book, btw.




alpha0  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·  
That is an amazing book.
mk  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yes, it really is inspired. I only read it about two years ago. Of course I had seen the movie long before. Such a work.
alpha0  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Have seen that film at least 20 times. First few times around (not having read the book) I thought the world of Kubrick; the language is simply phenomenal and gives every appearance of (organic) plausibility. Then finally read the book and it became clear that for once Kubrick was actually riding someone else's fast moving coattails. That is a must read book.

(Speaking of the film: have you noted that there a just a 2 'individual' characters in that film and the rest are 'repeated patterns'?)

mk  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·  
>(Speaking of the film: have you noted that there a just a 2 'individual' characters in that film and the rest are 'repeated patterns'?)

No. Alex and P.R. Deltoid?

alpha0  ·  4847 days ago  ·  link  ·  
No, deltoid is a clone of his dad. Writer looks like "dear lovely Ludwig Van's" bust. It's the priest.