Its strange and disturbing but absolutley compelling! The main character Alex, pretty much has his own language, and once you start to decipher it (and you eventually will) you realize that he's stolen, beaten, and raped... and enjoys it! But when he accidentally kills an old lady, he has two choices: go to prison for years to come, or go through a program to condition him to be good. The book essentially warns people that bad things can still be done for good reasons, which still makes it evil, as you see through Alex. Alex is an awful person that you want to hate, but you'll hate the government more, and end up liking and pitying him in the end. A must read for all!