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Yep, read it several times, fantastic book. You'll get into it eventually. I've written countless essays on it too

 

I'm desperate to read it but just can't understand half the words Think when I work this weekend i'm going to try and read it.

 

Anyone remember these?

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Thats my childhood right there Im welling up with emotion.

 

those and this

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Some editions have a little Nadsat dictionary in the back. Skorry, glazzies, horrorshow, there's some real good ones that I still use sometimes in conversation Think it's best to just read it and not think about what the words mean, you'll soon pick it up like, me starry droog!

 

http://soomka.com/nadsat.html

This should help initially. When i read it i ended up picking up the language within about 50 pages...it's worth slogging through until you learn it

On a side note, just recently started reading American Psycho. That book has some frankly disgusting descriptions!

 

Reading that now!!! Well, started reading it a while back, but then started uni again and had to read books for that. But picked it up again now. Fantastic book.

 

American Psycho is what i've just read, such a ****ed up book but the best book i've read at the same time.

I'm quite worried though because I can't help but idolise Patrick Bateman.

 

I have to agree with both of you! It's so sick some of the stuff he does!

it's a bit worrying that you idolise him! I do think he's pretty interesting though...it's hilarious how he gets away with saying straight in people's faces that he wants to murder them

 

Lol!

 

That's the thing though ain't it. Is it real? Or is he going crazy and it's just all in his head?

 

I thought it was meant to be some sort of reflection of that society; that they just don't care what you say. The constant description of the clothes sort of proves the vain society.

I doubt i'd have thought of any of that if i wasn't doing English A-level! It screws with your views on books

 

Anyone read Imperial Bedrooms? When he goes on the weird **** covered orgy thing at the end is messed up.

 

well im reading simplified accounting at the moment by bpp

 

Don't say that word, I went through a stage of referring to my friends as Droogs Never again!

 

Meant to be entirely open really ain't it, you can think what you want.

I'm doing an English degree and yeah, really ****s up books to be honest

Not yet, that's my next conquest! Read Less Than Zero first, naturally. Easy reading.

 

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Doobidoob. A bit tired, maybe. Best not to say more. Bedways is rightways now, so best we go homeways and get a bit of spatchka. Right, right? ! Was always my favourite quote! Don't know why. We used to just say doobidoob quite a lot as a 'nevermind' kinda thing

 

That's the same with doing film at college, instead of watching a film like "This scene is scary" or something, I'm there like "Well the framing right there is awful!" So annoying

 

I might have to read that book again this weekend, it's been a while

 

That's the whole thing with American Psycho, does it all happen or is it a collection of fantasies that he plays out in his mind? That's certainly the indication.

A Clockwork Orange is superb, very difficult to grasp initially but well worth persevering with.

If you want a book that will test your ability to comprehend language have a look at Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban.