Battle Royale Book Review. A class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is. Battle royale by koushun takami is one of the most intense action packed thrillers i’ve read.
Originally written in japanese, this novel caused quite a stir on the emperor’s isle, so it was translated into english in 2003. Battle royale has been a hit since it was first released in 2000, receiving rave reviews around the world. That’s the premise of koushun takami’s book, “battle royale”.
Flash forward to 2015, and the price had only increased as the series became rarer and out of print.
Every student killed in the novel makes you not wait for another chapter of killings of “who’s next”. Battle royale by koushun takami (book review) the story tells of junior high school students who are forced to fight each other to the death in a program run by the authoritarian japanese government, now known as the republic of greater east asia. Battle royale is based on the shockwave novel by koushun takami, which is a bestseller in japan, and which has become very controversial in a very short time (and it is really easy to understand why). A class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing.