Well, where do I even start. 
 Let's start off with the fact that I came into this book completely blind; I had no idea what this book was about. In fact, for some reason I had this notion that this book was going to be about mental illness. 
 So, seeing as how I came into this book knowing nothing about it, imagine my surprise when I started reading it and I read nonsense. Turns out, this book is filled with a made up language based off of Russian slang. I saw some reviews praising the author for making the slang accessible and easy to follow and learn. All I have to say about that is 'speak for yourself.' I had no idea how to read this and I was barely getting along until I finally looked up a glossary and memorized a few of the more commonly used words. 
 Besides the difficulty I faced in reading this book, I guess I just don't "get it." The ultraviolence turned me off, which I guess was the point, however, I know a lot of people felt sorry for Alex and what he went through, well, not me. I'm not saying he deserved everything he got, but he deserved a lot of it. He was a borderline psychopath who got off on violence and being an overall shitty human being. I have no sympathy for what he went through. I think what made me lose any and all compassion I might have had for him is when he (view spoiler)[ got two 10 year old girls drunk, brought them home, then raped them. (hide spoiler)] 
 I don't get the theme warning about government control and whatever -- maybe they crossed the line but it's hard to care when the only example of that we're showed is what happened to Alex. 
 Overall, I thought this book sucked. I almost gave up after page 20 but I powered through thinking about all the good reviews on goodreads. In hindsight, I should have just read wikipedia. This book was a real pain in the ass to read. If anyone wants to try and explain to me whatever I'm not seeing, that'd be nice. Can't say I'd agree with you, though.