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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I have to disagree with this. I think gradually figuring out the language through context is an important part of the book. Besides, if Burgess had intended for readers to understand every word from the start, he wouldn't have bothered creating a whole slang vocabulary for the book, or he would have at least included a glossary in the original. It took a little to get used to, but I think I enjoyed the book more by figuring it out myself than if I had used a glossary the whole time. Context provides all the necessary clues.
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Hmmm I now am going to have to disagree with this.
Yes, not knowing the language makes the work more impressionable for us, the readers, as we compare it to our world, however the real impact of the characters and events are only achieved when the reader can feel fluent fluent with the world of the book so then to compare it with today.
I really have to reread that book now that I have just said that...
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Damnit I type slow.