Friday, March 22, 2013

Battle Royale

Battle Royale **
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Dystopian, Thriller, Horror, Alternative history
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan - where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller - Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language.
summary found on goodreads
. I personally found The Hunger Games a much better story. Battle Royale was nowhere near as disturbing or thought provoking on a personal level as The Hunger Games. The violence is ridiculous, and even from the first chapter the plot is so obvious. Don't read this book. Stick with The Hunger Games. Like I said, it is a MUCH better story with a plot and purpose that I found sorely lacking in Battle Royale.

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