The racism, homophobia, and sexism kept on jarring me out of the story. I just couldn’t finish it. There are some interesting ideas in this book, but I’m sure they can be found in other sci-fi dystopian novels that aren’t as *ahem* problematic.

Burgess found a way to solve the problems of our world. No more innocent animals need to be tortured for food. WTG Burgess, my kind of author. ( )

Part Brave New World, part 1984, with a dollop of Soylent Green. Not bad at all -- as usual, Burgess entertains. ( )

The racism, homophobia, and sexism kept on jarring me out of the story. I just couldn’t finish it. The two stars is for the basic underlying plot. There are some interesting ideas in this book, but I’m sure they can be found in other sci-fi dystopian novels that aren’t as *ahem* problematic. ( )

This is far from Burgess' best work. Skip it. ( )