The novel A Clockwork Orange was written by Anthony Burgess, a World War II veteran (born 1917)...not a boomer. I read the novel when I was in high school. I have never had any desire to see the movie and don't know how faithful it is to the novel.
The movie is very good, IMO. My wife bears a grudge against me, as I convinced her to watch it with me and she says it has destroyed her ability to enjoy the movie “Singing In The Rain” anymore.
I just found out that it has long been banned from being shown in theaters in the UK.