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Battle Royale Slam Book: Essays on the Cult Classic by Koushun Takami Kindle Edition

by Nick Mamatas (Editor), Masumi Washington (Editor)

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Koushun Takami’s Battle Royale is an international best seller, the basis of the cult film, and the inspiration for a popular manga. And fifteen years after its initial release, Battle Royale remains a controversial pop culture phenomenon.
Join New York Times best-selling author John Skipp, Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm, Philip K. Dick Award-nominated novelist Toh EnJoe, and an array of writers, scholars, and fans in discussing girl power, firepower, professional wrestling, bad movies, the survival chances of Hollywood’s leading teen icons in a battle royale, and so much more!
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File Size: 3429 KB
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Publisher: Haikasoru (March 30, 2014)
Publication Date: March 30, 2014
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00JDV8IJW
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Delve Deeper Into Battle Royale

By Erik Smith on April 3, 2014

Format: Paperback

I would say that there are three main categories for the essays in The Battle Royale Slam Book: critical, historical, and personal. Not all of the essays fall into one of these categories, and some cross categories, but I believe these are the main three. All of the essays are well written and thought provoking. I'm not going to talk about every essay; just a few that made a real impression. The essays cover the original novel, the movie and it's sequel, as well as the manga.
My favorite are the personal essays. The book starts with John Skipp, and while I don't want to give anything away, it is an emotional gut-punch. Brian Keene talks about growing up with guns. Isamu Fukui writes an interesting piece about how seeing the sequel first can change how critically one views that sequel.
Next, we have the essays that take battle Royale, and it's author, and places it in an historical context.A few essays talk about post World War II Japan and how it informed Japanese literature, and Battle Royale in particular. Jason S. Ridler discusses professional wrestling in Japan, and it's influence on Koushan Takami (the author of the original novel). Kostas Paradias talks about the rise of youth gangs in Japan. Of course, all of this is tied in to Battle Royale.
The critical essays are my least favorite. Anyone who has read or seen any of my other reviews knows that I don't delve too deeply into the underlying themes in fiction. I don't mind a story that makes me think, but I read and watch movies to be entertained. (Non-fiction excepted, of course.) These essays are as well written and informative as the rest, they just aren't my favorite.
A few of those that don't quite fit into these three categories include Gregory Lamberson's essay about killer kids in movies, Steven R.Read more ›

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Students, lovers, everyone - get this book!

By Paige on April 3, 2014

Format: Paperback

Note: I had an advance copy of this book, not the current edition.

Most books are about nothing; cult novels are about something, and classics are those which invite multiple readings. (Nick Mamatas, paraphrase)

Not only is Battle Royale - the movie, the book, even the manga series - inviting of multiple readings and different approaches, as these essays illustrate, but it and essays included in the Slam Book help us realize the grim nature of all of us: that we are human. We have our experiences, our rivalries, our hopes. We bleed, we die, and yet we want peace and survival. We want a part of us to live on.

And that's what makes this great.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

I highlighted/annotated with this one!

By Ayman Hussein on June 25, 2014

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

Seriously, if you like Battle Royale (the novel or the manga...or BOTH) then buy this. It's a great addition to the collection and is actually quite an interesting read. Its basically a bunch of "professional" essays about different themes in BR. What got me hooked was just reading the Introduction of the book.
Sure some essays in the book are better than others, but what the heck, just add this to your BR collection :)

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