Status
Available
Collection
Lexile
1310L
Description
Told through a central character, Alex, the disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism. A modern classic of youthful violence and social redemption set in a dismal dystopia whereby a juvenile deliquent undergoes state-sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior.
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — Classic — 2008)
The Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (Science Fiction and Fantasy)
501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006) (Science Fiction)
Waterstones Books of the Century (27 — 1997)
Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List (42 — 2009)
David Bowie's Top 100 (1962)
The Big Jubilee Read (1962 — 1962-1971)