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dee9401's review
5.0
An excellent read that shows again that science fiction is a great genre for social and political commentary. Great writing, nice pacing and still hauntingly relevant in 2021 as it was in 1975. I enjoyed it more than Rollerball Murder.
tittypete's review
3.0
Dystopian future where everything sucks and the only thing people have as a source of joy in their life is Street Football. The whole vibe of the book is very much Rollerball. One old guy player vs a dirty organization running the sport. But instead of rollerskating around a track with motorcycles, it's football on a few blocks of city streets where the players have knives and the free safety has a rifle. The book is broken up with media bites and jumps back and forth in time. It ends sort of abruptly and with a bit of a whimper but it is, according to the cover the FIRST SCI-FI NOVEL FROM THE CREATOR OF ROGER RABBIT. Big shit. My copy was riddled with typos. Fun stuff tho.
made_in_dna's review
5.0
If you loved "Roller Ball Murder" (or the stunning 1975 film starring James Caan), then this book is for you. It's a Max Headroom-esque look at the future where evil corporations run football in the 20oos, whipping fans into a frenzied watch-fervor with pay-per replays and murder/mayhem reel highlights of street football during the week. Mix in a bit of political satire and you have for a lean, mean, gutsy novel.
jakewritesbooks's review
4.0
(3.5) Didn't know the guy who wrote this also wrote Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, the basis for one of my all-time favorite movies. Killerbowl was an interesting, at times prescient read, probably a rip off of Rollerball but entertaining in its own right. The blurb tells you all you need to know about the book going in and reading it does exactly what its supposed to.
survivalisinsufficient's review
4.0
Umm, this is awesome (4.5). It's in the future and football is played across entire cities and to the death! I admit that some of my extreme love is because of the football thing, but the book is good in any case.
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