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

I enjoyed the Battle Royale novel immensely and found the essays interesting for the most part. Particularly the essays about gender roles and feminism! I did find the ones discussing the movie adaptation a bit confusing. Maybe I will finally watch the film.

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 :)

Great book. It was nice too see what other authors thought of the masterpiece that is Battle Royale. It's a nice addition to my book collection and it looks nice next to the Remastered version of Battle Royale and the manga volumes up in my shelf :)

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. Stewart's defense of sexuality in the BR manga, and, my personal favorite, and by far the most entertaining Sam Hamm's essay, comparing BR to the "American Teen Film." Without giving too much away, Hamm's essay ends with his own version of the Battle Royale, featuring many iconic characters from teen films (from Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street, to Pretty In Pink and Home Alone).Overall, The Battle Royale Slam Book is thought provoking, informative, and entertaining. Whether you are a fan of the novel/movie/manga or someone who likes analysis of books and movies, this is a great book, that provides a deeper look at the Battle Royale phenomenon.

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.

The book is in great condition. I purchased it for a good price.

El libro llegó mucho antes de lo esperado junto con con otros dos títulos (BR Angels' Border & In this Corner of the World), sigo conforme con el servicio de Amazon, solo que si sugiero que dejen los libros en su bolsas/sobres de plástico con los que los guardan, ya que venían sin la misma cada libro y uno si llegó bastante doblado, digo, igual con el uso llegaría a suceder lo mismo, solo si recomiendo un poco más de cuidado al empacar los libros (cualquiera que envíen)

Diese Artikel sind eine Zusammenstellung von Uniarbeiten und sonstigen wissenschaftlichen Texten die sich mit BattleRoyale befassen.Mir haben diese Texte sehr bei meiner Seminararbeit fürs Abitur geholfen - jedoch gibt es die Texte vllt auch kostenlos im Internet bzw bei diversen Universitäten - nur eben einzeln.Von demher.. überlegt euch, ob ihr dieses Buch kaufen wollt oder nicht

lo compré pensando que era el libro y resulta que son reseñas sobre el libro. Quizás no lo leimos bien pero deberían ponerlo más claro en algún lado. Me gustaría poder devolverlo pero no sé como hacerlo al tratarse de un kindle book.