A Clockwork Orange stands as a great literary work, yet most copies weigh in at less than three hundred pages. Written by Anthony Burgess, it spans twenty one chapters and serves as a cult classic to this day. The first person story is told by Alex, a youth but of fifteen that spends his nights with his friends, or "droogs", terrorizing ... , like his parents, do not speak nadsat, nor do they fully understand what it is that Alex speaks at times. The novella is split among three books, each of seven chapters. The first details his crimes. He beats the elderly, fights other gangs, with a razor...

• Word Count: 1111
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School