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The cult Japanese bestselling phenomenon! Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of 42 junior high school students are taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are electronically collared, provided with weapons of varying potency, and sent out onto the island. If they are in the wrong part of the island at the wrong time, their collars will explode. If they band together to save themselves a collar will explode at random. If ...

Battle Royale 2008, Calman-Levy

ISBN-13: 9782253122357

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ISBN-13: 9780575080492

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Battle Royale 2003, Viz Media

ISBN-13: 9781569317785

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Battle Royale

2008, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9782253122357

Battle Royale

2007, Paperback

ISBN-13:

9780575080492

Battle Royale

2003, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9781569317785

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brassdollfin

Jun 11, 2010

A mediocre re-hash of "Lord of the Flies"

I picked up this book as a result of a friend's recommendation. The premise is fairly similar to "Lord of the Flies," with the schizophrenic twist of being thrown into this situation deliberately by the government. Unfortunately, the plot is overwhelmingly predictable, and the gore gets a bit gratuitous. Add to this the fact that the book is noticeably a translation (resulting in, at least in English, an unsophisticated writing style), and you have a mediocre novel at best. I would have liked to see more exploration of the reason *why* the government created The Program; some unexpected plot twists would also have made the book a more interesting read.

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