I'd read the book long before the movie came out - my father was an Anthony Burgess fan and had all of his books. I never did get the impression of sheer menace from the movie that the book imparted. Something to do with my imagination, I guess. The edition I had also had a glossary, but I've forgotten most of the slang.

Must read it again. It's in one of the twenty-odd cartons of books still loitering in our gar-idge after 13 months here ... I must admit, it reads better if you have the movie soundtrack playing! The rape scene in the theatre with "Queen Mary's Funeral" playing on the soundtrack was about the freakiest part of the movie.

BTW, if you want top Anthony Burgess, I recommend "Any Old Iron".


The idiot also known as Capfka ...