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[–]diapason 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, I got that impression from A Clockwork Orange (the book, I haven't seen the movie) too—the violence was portrayed in a pretty blunt and graphic light and I got the impression it was a condemnation of that sort of brutality, not a glorification of it. Especially with how it's hyperviolent gangs of (male) youths running around causing havok while the rest of society is petrified—hardly could be considered a favorable portrayal of those running around beating and raping people. It's pretty horrid to read though, definitely not for anyone with a weak stomach

[–]MarkTwainiac 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, it's a picture of a very dystopian future where male youth violence has run amok and the whole society is cowed. Sorta like "The Purge" 365 days a year.

But as you say, it's still pretty horrid to read - especially for young females who know we'd never have a chance against these male thugs.