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A bumper volume of the best poems by a hugely funny and quotable writer. ... Read more

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Poetic fun for all ages
Nash's verse blends sense and nonsense in a way that all makes sense--with odd observations, words made up or transformed just to make the rhyme scheme, and idiosyncratic metaphors and analogies. Read them aloud, to your parents, your children, your students, your teachers, your friends. You get the idea.

Poetry as fun
Ogden Nash is a poet
But he doesn't noet

If you love lines that do not bother too much about archaic rules of spelling and poetry, and are out to have fun, then here is a world you cannot miss.

This book is best enjoyed read aloud, with a few friends, with a few drinks:-)

fun
it is a fun read

Poems Peppered with Puns
Being poem-illiterate, this book came by as a pleasant surprise to me.
This book isa collection of light, humurous poems. Most of the poems are about children, but there are poems on other subjects too, like marriage. Children rule the roost though.

Its the kind of book when you glance through your book rack, spot this book, pick it up to read just one poem, but can't put it down until you have re-read all the poems. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to sit back and enjoy a humurous poem peppered with puns. And if you dislike children, this book is written for you.

Its a book that you got to have on your shelf.

Why is this man so uncelebrated?
Nash's work is too often regarded as light and meaningless; admittedly some of the work is very much "of it's time" now, but it is largely rich, diverse, insightful and wonderfully clever.
The rhymes are complex and intriguing and form great volumes of biting social comment. They are deliciously constructed and achingly funny at times.
Yet he seems to be an almost forgotten "Children's" poet, even if this were the case, are not some writers for Children so good as to far exceed the virtues of those who write for adults?
Rhold Dahl, J K Rowlins, Lewis Carrol and E Nesbitt spring to mind, Nash needs also to be on that hallowed list.
He really should be regarded as an American National treasure! ... Read more

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pleasant surprise
I read A Clockwork Orange tohelp with studying while I was taking Russian in college.(The slang used by characters in the book uses words similar to Russian.)I was pleasantly surprised by the story.

The plot follows 15 year old juvenile delinquent Alex.He enjoys ultra-violence, a popular but illegal sport, raping women and girls, and classical music.Alex tells his story to us heavily laden with slang.The first person approach it kind of freaky because Alex is so... normal.Unlike the violent and sexual explicit movie, the book isn't graphic.What Alex is doing is more graphic than in the movie (at one point he rapes two nine year olds), but he doesn't describe it graphically.He just does what he thinks will be fun.If he sees something he wants he takes itAs he explains stealing a car he likes is like picking fruit from a tree.

Alex ends up arrested.He is offered early release if he goes through a "deconditioning" program.The program will deter him from crime.It works but it has unexpected side effects.His whole thought process at this point is disturbing since he still wants to rape and beat, but then he is also revolted by violence.He wants the deconditioning undone.

This book is more of a pleasant curiosity than a must read.The movie kind of played up the deconditioning and simplified or focused things depending on how you look at it.The book has more issues, including a peaceful disturbing ending in which Alex lumps his violent tendencies with childhood.The book is also good conversations material.

An excellent book
I am a senior at Mercy High School in Middletown, CT and I must say that I was incredibly skeptical about reading this book.I picked it randomly from a list of books to do a project on, and was warned after about its intense violence, and difficult language. After reading it, though, I would rate it was one of the most worthwhile books I've read in my high school career.I found Burgess's invented slang intriguing (although difficult to comprehend at first) and I felt that it added to Alex's character.Burgess did an excellent job of developing each of the characters, and even though he was a cruel delinquent I often found myself feeling badly for Alex.The last chapeter was the one that enjoyed the most (apparently it wasn't included in the original American versions) because it displayed so much hope for this troubled young man.I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but would strongly warn the reader about its violence.The book should not be read by those with a weak stomach! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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Simply The best
Without going into plot or characters etc, just let me say that this is my second favourite book of all time ( Brideshead Revisited is No.1), it is just so clever.Burgess's workis all clever but this is way out in front.

The ending is a marvel, like it's author.

Why is this out of print?
Anthony Burgess seems to be dangerously close to being passed over by history. The only book that he is now remembered for is now more likely to be cited as "a Stanley Kubrick film" than "an Anthony Burgess novel," and his many other works have been left to rot in used bookstores. While he's not certainly not the most visionary speculative fiction author of the 20th century, he deserves far more respect than he's received--I fully expect him to be "rediscovered" sometime soon.

I first read "The End of the World News" back in middle school (about ten years ago) and still remember it clearly. His parallel narratives--a future Earth waiting for The End, the waning years of cranky old Freud, and the libretto for a musical about Trotsky's visit to New York--work together beautifully, like a more coherent "Slaughterhouse-Five." Still one of my all-time favorites.

an overlooked classic by a master
Anthony Burgess has written so many great novels. He is of course most famous for A Clockwork Orange, and that one sotry has overshadowed much of his other terrific work.

This book has three different storylines,including Trotsky and space travel, and its never clear as you read throughthe chapters how they are related, but the plotlines are captivating. Andat the end, he does a masterful job of tying it all together. Simplyfascinating.

It will be hard to find this book, but if you do, definitelybuy it.

Brilliant and Alive
If you enjoyed "A Clockwork Orange" as a literary achievement and for its apocalyptic/dystopic vision, then this is a book for you. Look for it in used-book stores. I'm sure there were a few re-prints of it, sodon't give up.

More magic from the author of Clockwork Orange
Sigmund Freud discovers the psyche in Vienna, Leon Trotsky discovers theworker's paradise in New York City and America waits for a comet to snuffout all life.Three very different tales spin around and through eachother in another masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of thetwentieth century.

Like most Burgess, this is a vastly entertainingbook, but you can't just stand back and admire the architecture of thistale.Human characters dealing with super-human problems draw you in tothis discussion of the uses of power and the purpose of life.

Atfirst, the interwoven stories jar.You hurry to get back to theinterrupted story.What happened next?To whom?But each story blooms,each story comments nimbly on the others and takes its own place in amasterwork by a masterwriter. ... Read more