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loudonuts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Bullying, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Violence
livia_jewel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Child death
mysteryspouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death, Physical abuse, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Pedophilia
hath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was worried this book would just be violence for the sake of it, but the thought experiments and human relationships and friendships shown throughout gave it so much to digest.
It's got everything you could want and more! If you're not faint of heart and love a dystopia then I'd highly recommend it!
Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings
excritos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Bullying, Body horror, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death
rightwhrleftme's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Rape, and Gore
seventhcr0w's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Torture, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Body shaming
wispy_reviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Battle Royale is the next step after Lord of the Flies; after you examine the cruelty of humans in a vacuum, you must examine our cruelty in the systems we’ve created ourselves. It’s so incredibly difficult to fix a broken system when people insist on participating in it, and “play the game.”
It was difficult to keep up with so many names, but that can be attributed to me being a westerner not accustomed to Japanese names. Even so the author did a great job with context clues, so even if you didn’t remember a character immediately he helps you with what they did previously.
What really blew me away was how effortlessly the narrative voice changed; we got a perfect psychological imprint of each character as they became the focus.
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, Murder, Child death, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Gun violence, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Rape
katndrsn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide
remembermenever's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide