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love4vick's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
remmslupin's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
stephaniejayyyyyy's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
sentetia's review against another edition
2.0
DNF at 66%
It started strong, but the repetitiveness is killing me. I would have liked to get to know more about the politics in this world and reasons of this game. The explanations got thinner and thinner ...
It started strong, but the repetitiveness is killing me. I would have liked to get to know more about the politics in this world and reasons of this game. The explanations got thinner and thinner ...
reicha7's review against another edition
5.0
Still to this day one of my favourite novels of all time that had a huge effect on me when I first read it 15 years ago and continues to now.
Being older and more politically aware, the abject horror of the world created by Takami is really driven home as you watch characters you've grown attached to die in sudden, horrific, and often undignified means. There are no noble deaths or badass heroes; just an island of teenagers at the mercy of a cruel regime forced to contend with the very worst of humanity whilst barely possessing the emotional faculties to process it.
Being older and more politically aware, the abject horror of the world created by Takami is really driven home as you watch characters you've grown attached to die in sudden, horrific, and often undignified means. There are no noble deaths or badass heroes; just an island of teenagers at the mercy of a cruel regime forced to contend with the very worst of humanity whilst barely possessing the emotional faculties to process it.
samb1984's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
zsommers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
tdowney's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Wow, can't believe they made Fortnite into a book?!
A much more bloody, and dark version of The Hunger Games (which makes sense as HG massively ripped this off). It really delivers on the promise of lots of dead kids
A much more bloody, and dark version of The Hunger Games (which makes sense as HG massively ripped this off). It really delivers on the promise of lots of dead kids
kbkittyb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book does have flaws and lots of problematic elements - but I enjoyed it!
The writing is a bit strange sometimes but I think that might have been the translators flaw, so I think it would be better in the original Japanese.
It moves fast and keeps you gripped throughout. You get attached to the characters. The plot is good. Overall, an excellent book.
Now for the things that dropped it down from a 5 star for me. Firstly, this was clearly written by a man, probably for men too. The female characters are very over sexualised to say that they are a bunch of 15 year olds, and the way the female characters are written just doesn't ring true. But I do like that a lot of them are badass.
Linked to the point above, there are a lot of references to ra*e and SA. There aren't any graphic representations of that, but there is rather graphic language that I think was unnecessary. Despite this being based in a lawless environment, i do think even the men would just be concentrating on survival.
I'm not going to mention the gore as I think that is a given considering the subject of the novel. But you can definitely see Stephen Kings influence (as discussed in the interview at the end of the 2009 version.)
Overall, a really exciting read.
The writing is a bit strange sometimes but I think that might have been the translators flaw, so I think it would be better in the original Japanese.
It moves fast and keeps you gripped throughout. You get attached to the characters. The plot is good. Overall, an excellent book.
Now for the things that dropped it down from a 5 star for me. Firstly, this was clearly written by a man, probably for men too. The female characters are very over sexualised to say that they are a bunch of 15 year olds, and the way the female characters are written just doesn't ring true. But I do like that a lot of them are badass.
Linked to the point above, there are a lot of references to ra*e and SA. There aren't any graphic representations of that, but there is rather graphic language that I think was unnecessary. Despite this being based in a lawless environment, i do think even the men would just be concentrating on survival.
I'm not going to mention the gore as I think that is a given considering the subject of the novel. But you can definitely see Stephen Kings influence (as discussed in the interview at the end of the 2009 version.)
Overall, a really exciting read.