I never wrote a proper review for this book, but I loved it. Does that make me a twisted person? I don't normally read books like this, but I loved the manga and movie and when I found out the novel came first, I just had to read it! I am so glad I did. I was intimidated by the size, but flew throug...
42 Japanese students hijacked and taken to a remote island for a government sanctioned contest to kill each other off. Only one can survive. The winner, not only gets to live, but also gets some dough and a signed picture of a dictator dude. Sweet. An excellent survival tale of murder, betrayal, man...
The first few chapters are a bit confusing. There are tons of characters introduced all at once, and the translated text has a slightly awkward feel, but the latter isn't so bad once you get into the rhythm of it. The dialogue is also stiff in some areas, but this, again, is probably due to translat...
A near future novel, where an East Asian superstate sends groups of students off to battle until only one remains.The reason isn't given until near the end, but the novel focuses on the students from one class and how they feel about it, and how trust is broken down between friends.There are a group...
Manga was OK... I liked it.Movie was awesome... I loved it.Novel is as awesome as the movie... or maybe even more. The movie and the novel complement each other; one for the visual, and the other for the background history. 42 students that enter in the Program, only 1 can survive. There may be too ...
Battle Royale has always been one of my favorite movies and I watched it more than once, but I had no idea it was based on a book; when I found out, I had to read it.The book is quite thrilling and suspenseful, and it's sometimes difficult to put it down.I was surprised to find so many big differenc...
Battle Royale isn't literature. There's not much depth to it. A lot of the characters are underdeveloped. It could use some more world building. The violence is unrealistic. It's slightly predictable. It's the textbook definition of pulp fiction.And it's awesome. I've wanted to read this book for ye...
A busload of Japanese teenagers is kidnapped and dumped off on an island, where they are forced to fight to the death until one student remains, all in the name of The Program. Which of the 42 students will survive? I remember hearing about the film version of Battle Royale ages ago but never manag...
As someone who has never read The Hunger Games I can't really compare the two. Which I guess is a good thing considering I didn't already have it in my mind that THG would be better. I'm really not sure what I can possibly say about this book without there being a wave of spoilers, but I'm going to ...
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