A Clockwork Orange CD by Anthony Burgess and Tom Hollander

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A Clockwork Orange CD
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Updated on 6-30-2008.

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Audio CD

Publisher: Caedmon (June 12, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0061170623

ISBN-13: 978-0061170621

Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 4 ounces ()

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. After his youthful adventures of raping and pillaging, Alex finds himself in prison. When he volunteers for an experiment, his sentence is commuted to two weeks. The experiment leaves him physically incapable of doing wrong and releases him back into the world. However, when he repeatedly runs into people he has wronged in the past, his real suffering begins. This audiobook gives new life to Burgess's tale of recklessly violent youth, free will and true redemption. While Malcolm McDowell forever infused viewers with the look of Alex in the film, Tom Hollander performs an even more amazing feat. With a smooth, almost lyrical, crisp voice, Hollander delivers Burgess's nadsat dialect to readers with such rhythmic cadence that listeners will easily understand the extensive slang used throughout the book. This unabridged production also includes the 21st chapter, which was not dramatized in the film or in the book's original U.S. publication. The audiobook opens with a brief note by Burgess on living with the book's legacy. The final CD features selected readings by Burgess from a previous recorded abridged version. While it's interesting to hear the older and gruffer voice, it does not compare to Hollander's performance. A Penguin paperback. (July)
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From AudioFile
Anthony Burgess's 1963 novel was published with a glossary of the dystopian language used by Alex, the brutal teenage narrator. The quality of Tom Hollander's performance, however, renders such help unnecessary. Hollander's vocal suggestiveness, grasp of tone, and overall emotional resonance with the novel give listeners amazing clarity (especially if, like this reviewer, they've previously read the book relying on the glossary). You listen to Alex's adventures, amazed at the clarity Hollander gives to such a verbally ambitious work. This recording also includes the last chapter of the novel (not published in the first American edition), Burgess's later introduction to the book, and, from the Caedmon archives, Burgess himself reading excerpts. A rich, exceptional package. G.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2008 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Reader Reviews
Tom Hollander who reads this book does a wonderful job. The slang that is used non-stop in this book can sometimes be hard to follow, but to have Tom, with an English accent read through these funny descriptive terms just makes the book. His voice acting just adds an extra dimension to the text that is enjoyable. I really can't say enough about the voice acting, it is top notch! Now the book itself is top notch, too. It starts with the ultra violence of Alex and his droogs, and then veers into the brainwashing of Alex to try and get him back into society but without his violent urges. Well this causes problems with the religious types and some intellectuals who believe freedom of choice is more important than curing a person of his ill ways. And then it ends with such a simple statement of life, which I won't give away. It's an intellectual book which addresses moral and social problems in our society, and causes the listener to judge these actions that occur in the book. The best thing about this book is, even though it was written in 1962, it does not feel dated in the least bit. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)

A Clockwork Orange CD
Available from Amazon
Price: $17.00
Updated on 6-30-2008.