Battle Royale by Koushun Takami Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Battle Royale
Book Review: A pretty good book if you know what you're getting into...
Summary: 3 Stars
If I could, I'd give the book 3 and a half stars. The only real knock I have against this book is the rough translation. It's about as rough as translations get. I know it must be hard translating Japanese into English but man...I really feel it took away from the book. Other than that, like I said, if you know what to expect it's an enjoyable read.Book Review: A thrilling page turner/ but written like a 7th grader
Summary: 3 Stars
Dont get me wrong. Battle Royale was an entertaining read, filled with violence and an underlying love story, it certainly kept me reading. I thought that the idea of the story was brilliant, an extremely original premise that really makes you think about what you would do in that situation. The only problem I had with this book was the writing. Everything else about the book is amazing, but the writing is just so elementary it just really began to bother me as the book went on. With the books complex plot, the below average writing just makes the book seem....not up to par. Also, one last small critque, the book revolves around the 42 students required to kill each other in "the Program." Unfortunately, that is really all the book is. I feel that redundancy is a major problem with the book. The story is the same throughout the book up until the end. Almost every chapter, someone dies and thats it. No real in- depth development of character, or much of anything else. My advice, if your a teenage high school student like me, the violence and the overriding concept of the plot will really get you thinking, but if your anyone else.....dont buy the book!Book Review: AWES0ME B000K !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE THIS B00K.
Okay, so I watched the movie before reading the book so it was a little awkward since I already knew what was going to happen. But yes, the book is 20,000 times better than the movie!! The background stories to each character actually make you start to care for them.
Althought its like 600 pages, its worth it!!! I read it all in 3 days :D When you first start it, you just cant stop.
Battle Royale is basically about sometime in the future where in Japan, students are rebellious and stuff because the economy is failing. Forty students are kidnapped and placed on an island where they must participate in the Program known as BR. They must where these collars that have a bomb in them and they have 3 days to kill each other. If its the 3rd day and there's more than one survivor, then they will all die.
Now that you know what it's about, I have to tell you, this book is just so awesome!!! It's a real page turner for sure!!
Then some parts made me laugh like some dialogue but then some parts really make you cry! And feel depressed. Especially when the character in the novel is thinking back on how their life was prior the present. It's so thought provoking. Then when they think about what's happening to them, It makes you feel hopeless like you were in their situation. Thats how good this book is.
I think this book really makes you think about your life and how you should always be living life to the fullest because you never know when everything can just be taken away from you!!! I learned that from this book.
See usually I never read books. I was like bleh reading um ya. But BATTLE ROYALE really captured my attention!! So just read it.
Um, The ending is pretty sad too. Well sort of happy. Actually, everything is sad! When a book can make you feel emotions, that means its really good. That's why i love this book!!
Yeah i remember this one part where one of my favorite characters died. It made me so depressed and I even started crying during the part when he dies!!! My mom was like wtf. But yea, see how strong this book is!!
I've said it before, & i'll say it again [cuz i can] this book is awesome, a page turner, and really makes you feel emotions like you're in the Program.
I definitely recommend you to buy this book & watch the movie!!! Tell your friends too!! Watch it kae.!! Be like nike, just do it!!! Heheheh um ya.
Book Review: Addicting
Summary: 5 Stars
This is possibly one of the most addicting books I've ever read. I could not put it down! The interesting premise was well executed and I found each of the survival scenarios enthralling. You don't have to be an anime fan to enjoy this book. I'm a bit of a jaded anime fan myself and I loved it to pieces.Book Review: All I can say is ..."wow!"....
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this novel because I wanted to see the movie. The movie is unavailable in the United States (not banned, as we are led to believe) and I wanted to see what the controversy was all about.
We all know the premise of the story, so I won't go over it here. I will say that I could not put this book down. It almost immediately dives into the action and almost never lets up. It is bloody, brutal, and merciless as it hacks away one 9th grader after another. This is where the American controversy lies: Do we really want to see kids this young butchering each other? College kids, yes. Older teenagers, sure. But Junior High kids? The first school shooting after the movie is released in America, and the lucky production company will have a lawsuit on their hands faster than you can say Columbine.
After I read the book, I did make it a point to obtain a copy of the movie. You can spend about 30$ on a region 0, NTSC format DVD, that will play on most standard US DVD players. It was awsome but the backstory varied greatly from the novel.
In reference to a review where the dialogue between students is characterized as elementary, the thoughts and actions of 15 year olds in a sheltered society should be elementary. Up until they were forced to fight and die, the most important thing in their world was probably who had a crush on who. It's part of their youthful innocence or immature view of the world.
And maybe the ending was a bit predictable, I mean you know who the main characters are from Chapter 1. But the book is so good, that in my mind, I'm thinking "who cares?"! Nothing is perfect, and opinions are like (you know whats) - everybody has one.
Just get the book. Chances are if you were interested enough to look up Battle Royale on Amazon, you will probably love it.