I suspected freaky and I got freakier. This book has scared more than any of the others, much to my surprise, even Dracula. I will definitely be double checking on my locked doors tonight.
Much to my happiness, this book is divided into 3 parts, seven chapters each. For some reason I love when books are in equals. This first part was clearly designed to set in the minds of readers what a disturbed world it takes place in. There have been so many disgusting events of violence that my mind is spinning. To maintain my sense of security I am choosing to believe that evil such as this is only created in the mind of Anthony Burgess and is in no way a reality of the world I am living in. It is too evil for me to grasp.
The author of this book has created a language of his own that I have never encountered before. A new set of slang that is unique to this book. At first this rattled me and made me feel like this was just a book that I was merely going to endure but as I read on, I feel as though I have been successful in learning another language. The first couple of times that I understood what he was talking about (ei: rot = mouth, glazzies = eyes) I felt like I was in a world that I had never been before. I think that the way that he chose to write this is extremely intelligent and has that purpose of transforming the reader into a creepy, alter universe that they should not be in.
Despite the anger and evil that Alex, the main character, possesses, I can appreciate that he is a human like the rest of us. His taste in music suggests that he does have some intelligence, which may be his only redeeming quality. As it stands now, I hate his guts and I hope that the rest of the book is dedicated to his torture.
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