Great read, especially if you‘re interested in learning more about Chicago history and architecture. The dichotomy of one man‘s life committed to building and another‘s to destroying was powerful.

Entertaining from start to finish. It‘s appalling how easily Alex and his “droogs” commit horrible crimes. Loved the question of whether you‘re still human if you don‘t have the choice to be good or bad. Also really enjoyed the nadsat slang.

“You might think that people would gradually understand that these stigmas were myth rather than fact...the opposite happened” — Stigmas and stereotypes are at the center of racism, and Harari provides a perfect example of how these can be self-reinforcing in his section titled Purity in America (Chapter 8).

“History has still not decided where we will end up, and a string of coincidences might yet send us rolling in either direction.”