Book #3, Blog #3

Part Three - Ok, so in the end, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was difficult and the first part was especially brutal but I like what Burgess is saying. I also think that chapter 7 of part three should have been included in the original American release, as well as the movie...
Here's my take on that chapter: I think that the novel, sans the last chapter, speaks to the youth of any time period. It encourages them to be themselves and live their lives and rebel and all that good youth stuff. (Think how so many say, "The Catcher in the Rye changed my life!") And I don't wish to belittle the "youth" experience...because we all go through it to become adults. But that last chapter is for us. The grown ups. Or even just the folks on the cusp of adolescent-to-adulthood. It speaks to the desire to be oneself but the realization that the "self" you knew as a teen is not necessarily who you want to be for the rest of your days...hum...deep thoughts.
In short, if you can handle the ultraviolence of the first section of the book, then you should read this...it's a mind-blower but it makes some good points and overall, I liked it. And I've started to incorporate some of the Nadsat slang into my daily use...I viddy, said the starry blind veck. Happy Reading.