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A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess · 192 pages · Published December 1961
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3.99 / 5 across 350K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

A disturbing, satirical Adult dystopian built around ultra-violence, free will, youth. 192 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Disturbing. Satirical. Dark.

Disturbing Satirical Dark

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Disturbing Satirical Dark
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Content notes

Extreme Violence Sexual Assault Disturbing Content
Ultra-Violence
Free Will
Youth
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
2/5
Core elements
Genre
Dystopian
Science Fiction
Classic Fiction
Moods
Disturbing
Satirical
Dark
Key Tropes
Ultra-Violence
Free Will
Youth
Ending
Satisfying
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Is A Clockwork Orange spicy?

Low heat (2/5) — some tension and mild scenes.

Who would enjoy A Clockwork Orange?

Readers who love disturbing and satirical stories with ultra-violence and free will. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is A Clockwork Orange?

A disturbing, satirical Adult dystopian built around ultra-violence, free will, youth. 192 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for A Clockwork Orange?

Content notes include: extreme violence, sexual assault, disturbing content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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