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A review by reicha7
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
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.