Battle Royale
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Battle Royale
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Narrated by:
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Mark Dacascos
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Written by:
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Koushun Takami
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Yuji Oniki - translator
About this listen
Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence in a dystopian world, it is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television.
A Japanese pulp classic available in English-language audio for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old director Kinji Fukusaku.
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©1999 Koushun Takami; Translation copyright 2009, Yuji Oniki (P)2012 Simon & SchusterWhat listeners say about Battle Royale
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- Becky Mowry
- 2021-07-21
Damn, they went there!
No holds bar. Loved it. Would recommend this to anyone who loved the Hunger Games.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- JK
- 2021-02-22
I (knits brows) loved it!
I really enjoyed this book.
I could do without each character knitting their brows 5+ times, but that could be a weirdness of the translation
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Madison Zoepel
- 2019-07-16
Great Story, slightly annoying narration
I read a lot of reviews for this before I got it, a lot said the narration was boring or dull, but I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't as bad as I thought. BUT every time the narrator said a word with an "S" or "Sh" sound it whistled in a way that made me crazy, it hurt my ears. That is the only reason I give the performance a lower score, those sharp, ear stabbing S's. The story is amazing though, I listened to it through twice in a row, Loved it and would recommend it if you can deal with the annoying audio bit. I always wanted to read this but had no time and listening to it at work was a great way to finally do it.
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