Journal Entry 1 by trygvasson from Hamburg, Hamburg Germany on Monday, February 16, 2004

Fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends start an evening´s mayhem by hitting an old man, tearing up his books and stripping him of money and clothes.
Or rather Alex and his three droogs tolchock an old veck, razrez his books, pull off his outer platties and take a malenky bit of cutter.
For Alex´s confessions are written in "nadsat" - the teenage argot of a not-too-distant-future.
Because of his delinquent excesses, Alex is jailed and made subject to "Ludovico´s Technique", a chilling experiment in Reclamation Treatment.
Horro farce? Social prophecy? Penetrating study of human choice between good and evil? A Clockwork Orange is all three, dazzling proof of Anthony Burgess´ vast talents.

It´s been some time since I read it - but I remember that I found the language hard to follow. 

Journal Entry 2 by trygvasson from Hamburg, Hamburg Germany on Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Bookray - List of participants

> kab113 USA int.
> Nepenthe40 USA int.
> alanfoxboro USA int.
> simietta Italy EU
> Rory G Finland EU
> AngelaDe Germany int.
> Georgie-Shaw Australia int.
> Caligula03 USA
> leeann347 USA

Basic rules:
Please make a journal entry upon receiving the book - enjoy a good read - make a journal entry with a comment - PM the next bookcrosser for his/her address - put the book in the mail and make a release note.
If anyone wants to drop out of the bookray/-ring: please PM me so I can update the list.
In a bookray: last bookcrosser does a release wherever he/she thinks suitable.

This bookray starts in the next few days - whoever joins up from now on: You´ll be added to the bottom of the list - exceptions only for geographical reasons... ;-) 

Journal Entry 3 by trygvasson at Posted to another bookcrosser in Hamburg, Germany, By Post -- Controlled Releases on Monday, February 23, 2004

Release planned for Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at Posted to another bookcrosser in Hamburg, Germany, By Post Controlled Releases.

Will be mailed to kab113 - as soon as I have the address... 

Journal Entry 4 by kab113 from Troy, Ohio USA on Saturday, February 28, 2004

I received this book today as part of a bookray started by trygvasson. I am planning on reading it this week and will post another entry when I have finished it. 

Journal Entry 5 by kab113 from Troy, Ohio USA on Wednesday, March 10, 2004

SPOILER....
Once I figured out what most of the language meant I actually became bored with the book. Yes, it was disturbing, and I don't think I ever want to see the movie, but trying to figure out what the heck Alex was saying was half the fun for me. I was disappointed that the treatment was reversible and that the fall didn't kill him and HIGHLY disappointed with the ending. What, did Burgess run out of time? What kind of cheap out was that ending?

I'm glad I can finally say I have knowledge behind the story but I don't think I'll have any interest in reading the story again.

Thanks for letting me take part in this bookring though! 

Journal Entry 6 by kab113 from Troy, Ohio USA on Thursday, March 11, 2004

I sent this book on to Nepenthe40 today via USPS First Class. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 7 by Nepenthe40 from Nicholasville, Kentucky USA on Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Recd the book and am looking forward to reading it as I have seen the movie (books are usually better). 

Journal Entry 8 by Nepenthe40 from Nicholasville, Kentucky USA on Saturday, April 03, 2004

Ready to send on pending Addy. 

Journal Entry 9 by Nepenthe40 from Nicholasville, Kentucky USA on Thursday, April 15, 2004

Sent on to alanfoxboro yesterday via media mail. Have a good read! 

Journal Entry 10 by alanfoxboro from Searcy, Arkansas USA on Monday, April 26, 2004

Received in the mail today. I will read and pass it along. 

Journal Entry 11 by alanfoxboro from Searcy, Arkansas USA on Friday, May 07, 2004

I thought A Clockwork Orange was great. The language was a bit cumbersome at first, but once you got used to it, it flowed nicely. I especially liked Burgess's commentary on free choice.

Thanks for the opportunity to read this book, trygvasson. I am sending it off to simietta in Italy today. 

Journal Entry 12 by simietta from Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy on Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Got it! I just started on a previous ring, but it should be really fast! 

Journal Entry 13 by simietta from Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy on Monday, September 13, 2004

The movie is one of my faves, so I absolutely enjoyed this book. The language was difficult to understand at the
beginning, but once you get into it it all makes sense.

sorry for the late release but boy was this a busy summer! 

Journal Entry 14 by RoryG from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Thursday, September 16, 2004

This was waiting for me when I got home today. I have another ring before it, but I'll be getting to this one soon. 

Journal Entry 15 by RoryG from Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland on Friday, October 08, 2004

I got to like page 35 and I just decided that I won't try to read the whole book. I think the main character is disgusting and since I have my studies as well, I think I should be passing this forward. I really didn't enjoy this book. I haven't seen the movie either, but I don't think I will try that either. First it was fun to try to figure out all the words, but since I know Russian, it wasn't too hard although the way they were written really mixed me up. It's a bit like trying to figure out which American actors a Russian text is talking about when you don't understand the way they write them.

Even though I didn't like this one I want to thank trygvasson for sharing it. Now I don't have to wonder if I might like it or not. I'll send this forward as soon as I get the next person's address. 

Journal Entry 16 by lighthouseHH from Hamburg, Hamburg Germany on Saturday, October 23, 2004

I found it yesterday in my post, thank you! 

Journal Entry 17 by lighthouseHH from Hamburg, Hamburg Germany on Saturday, January 22, 2005

First of all I'm sorry for keeping this book so long...

I tried to read it but sometimes it was so difficult to understand that I could not get in the story... so finally I stopped reading it!

This book will leave the winter in Europe to spend a summer holiday in Australia 

Journal Entry 18 by Georgie-Shaw from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Received this in the mail tonight...thanks AngelaDe though it looks like it's missed our summer I'm sure that Autumn in Sydney will be a holiday nonetheless! Danke also to trygvasson for starting this ray and I hope to read it soon. 

Journal Entry 19 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Saturday, October 08, 2005

Book is here. Thanks. 

Journal Entry 20 by caligula03 from Hayward, California USA on Saturday, November 05, 2005

Not bad; better than I was expecting. It also has to be the most straight up book to film adaptation Kubrick ever made.

I didn't think it did the teen parlance as well as Catcher in the Rye or the numerous Georgia Nicolson books do but it was still entertaining reading Alex's version of things and him not realizing just how stupid he sounded. The plot line is a bit like Flowers for Algernon so the ending didn't really suprise me. I did enjoy Alex running into one of his old droogs and finding him all grown up. 

Journal Entry 21 by caligula03 at on Sunday, November 06, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (11/16/2005 UTC) at

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Mailing to leeann347 to complete the ray. 

Journal Entry 22 by leeann347 from Charleston, South Carolina USA on Sunday, February 19, 2006

Came in the mail yesterday. Will put it in first place in my reading pile. As soon as I complete my current read, it'll be up. :-)

Thanks to trygvasson for doing the bookray, and thanks to Caligula03 for sending it to me!