... . Generally I have to state that there is no likeable person in the book - apart from Alex who can at least be called quite smart - or anyone capable of looking through the deceptions of the government and the self-deceptions of man. Therefore Burgess" future report is a quite depressing novel, related to dystopian classics like "1984" and "Brave New World". It is important now to ask ourselves ... that there is still little remaining hope in his description. Just like Orwell, Burgess defines love as the only chance for man to evade his apparently certain fate. Winston, the hero of "1984...

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