Okay, so the day starts out, and I'm riding in a bus down a Japanese highway with 41 other kids from my class. We're on some dumb study trip for middle schoolers. I was kind of looking around at my classmates when I noticed that almost everyone was asleep. Huh? And when I started to get sleepy too, I wondered if something was wrong. I woke up in a strange classroom with a silver collar around my neck--then I knew something was wrong. It turns out we had the dumb luck of being picked to be in the Program, a fight to the death in which only one can survive.For more Where Are You? answers, visit Raidergirl3 at An Adventure in Reading.
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I think you all know how this works. The rules are simple. All you have to do is kill each other. There are no violations. And . . . the last remaining survivor can go home. You even get a nice card autographed by the Dictator. Isn't that wonderful? (p. 42)—From Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (Source: Bought, see review policy)
Sounds a little like Hunger Games. Can't wsit for your review.
ReplyDeleteI was going to ditto Nise's comment -- sounds similar to Hunger Games. I look forward to reading your review!
ReplyDeleteHow is this one going for you?
ReplyDeleteI remember C.B. James talking about this one, and comparing it to a much more brutal Hunger Games. In fact he preferred this book over HG. I've had the book brewing on my back burner since he said that. I will wait to see if you think it is worth it.
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ReplyDeleteSounds a bit intriguing. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
Well, I was ALSO going to say that it sounds like HG. Intriguing. I will get it. Like now!!!
ReplyDeleteOh - and it will do nicely as an Asian book for the 2010 Global Reading Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSounds like another brutal book is up for you. I am looking for an Asian book but I don't think this will do.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for your review of this. I kept thinking of it when I read The Hunger Games, but i haven't actually read BR.
ReplyDeleteI hope you like this one more than I did!
ReplyDeleteI've this book in my pile! I can't wait to hear what you'll think of this book!
ReplyDeleteWow, I watched the movie version of this a few years ago, and it was pretty gruesome. I can't imagine what the book will be like.
ReplyDeleteAlso, hi! This is my first time posting on your blog, but I really enjoy your content!
Nise' is right. It does sound a little like HUNGER GAMES.
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