#koushuntakami

[thebooksofjack-blog]

- Permitam-me explicar as regras [...] Tudo que tem a fazer é matar uns aos outros. Não há restrições quanto a isso. E apenas quem restar por último poderá voltar para casa. #battleroyale #koushuntakami #globoalt #editoraglobo #livros #books #bookstagram #instabook #ler #read #amomuito #bookhaolic https://www.instagram.com/p/BzNjt_GBjFP/?igshid=1hkhzu4in330t

[lucianamouraentrelinhas]

Você já ouviu falar em #BattleRoyale Royale de #koushuntakami ? ❌ Uma trama cruel, sangrenta e alucinante. ❌ Se você pensou em uma luta contra todos e, no fim, apenas um vence saiba que esse apesar de, sim, compor a história não é o cerne da questão. Na verdade, tem um pouco disso também, mas o que eu quero realmente trazer para vocês é o polêmico livro de Koushun Takami, Battle Royale, publicado aqui no Brasil pelo selo Globo Alt, que acabou sendo preterido pelo Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, concurso literário voltado para a ficção de terror. Chocante, né? Já dá para imaginar o que vem pela frente… ❌ Um verdadeiro banho de sangue com corpos dilacerados e requintes de crueldade prestes a começar... ❌ A cada página, é possível sentir a dor dos personagens. Medo. Agonia. Desespero. Ufa! A história retrata um programa (competição) organizado pelo fictício Estado totalitário da República da Grande Ásia Oriental, onde jovens de uma mesma turma escolar são colocados em uma ilha para lutar, até que apenas um sobreviva. Cruel, não? E pior: para sobreviver é preciso matar seus colegas de classe! ❌ Mas espera aí! Já vi isso antes! Essa história de jovens se matando… ❌ Sim, as comparações com a trilogia Jogos Vorazes, de Suzanne Collins, são inevitáveis, mas não vamos entrar no dilema de qual é a melhor ou a questão de plágio – tendo em vista que a obra de Takami foi publicada antes, em 1999.  Battle Royale é uma leitura frenética apesar dos muitos personagens – o que me preocupou a princípio –, mas conseguimos diferenciar cada personagens com suas próprias questões e ao longo da leitura é muito interessante ver o aprofundamento de certos temas: o foco na maldade humana, a dificuldade de lidar com uma situação de barbárie, de ter que ver amigos mortos (assassinados por pessoas que, até então, você considerava colegas de classe), de ser obrigado a matar para sobreviver.  Em quem confiar? É possível jogar em equipe? Outro ponto crucial da trama são as cenas de ação e de luta: muito bem detalhadas, prato cheio para quem curte livros que escorrem sangue. ❌ Tenso, não? Então alguém aí já leu? Me contém nos comentários⤵ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7Deo6Acmy/?igshid=1li6fjl3h4rmh

[bookshelfsos-blog]

One of my favorite books, mainly because of my deep love for Shogo Kawada. Such a badass, amazing character! And a good fit for today’s #spookathon prompt, because he shows up as a transfer student with a mysterious background. 👤 • • • If you had to fight to the death in an arena, what fictional character would you team up with? I think I’d have to go with Ravishan, from The Rifter. He can teleport and summon magical knives from thin air, plus he’s a fearsome fighter and a sweet puppy too. 🐶 • • • #battleroyale #koushuntakami #dystopian #translation #book #bookstagram #bookish #bibliophile #booklover #booknerd #bookphotography #instabook #igreads #mybookfeatures #ya #yafantasy #fantasy #scifi #photography #photooftheday #flatlay #aesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/Bphf-fXng6s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=197qck8l1d49g

[aprioriposterous]

" SAKAMOCHI: The thing is, it's not an experiment at all. This country needs the Program. Come on, why do you think we have the local news broadcast the image of the winner? Of course, viewers might feel sorry for him or her, thinking, the poor student probably didn't even want to play the game, but had no choice but to fight the others. In other words, everyone ends up concluding, you can't trust anyone, right? Which would extinguish any hope of uniting and forming a coup d'etat against the government, hm? And so the Republic of Greater East Asia and its ideals will live on for eternity. Naturally everyone has to die equally for the sake of this noble goal. I've passed this wisdom onto my kids. My oldest kid is in the second grade now and she's always saying how she'll sacrifice her life for the Republic. SHOGO: You're… insane. You're out of your mind! How can you be like that? A government is supposed to serve the needs of the people. We shouldn't be slaves to our own system. If you think this country makes sense… then you're insane! SAKAMOCHI: Hey, Kawada. You're still a kid. It looks like you guys had some talks, but I want you to think a little more. This is a marvelous country. It's the most prosperous country in the world. Well, you might not be able to travel abroad much, but its industrial exports are unsurpassed. The government's slogan is telling the truth when it claims our per capita production is the best in the world. The thing is though, this prosperity only comes as a result of unifying the population with a powerful government at the center. A certain degree of control is always necessary. Otherwise… we'll decline into a third-rate country, like the American Empire. You know, right? That country is in turmoil from all kinds of problems like drugs, violence, and homosexuality. They're living off their past glory, but it'll only be a matter of time before they fall apart. SHOGO: Let me say one thing. SAKAMOCHI: What? Go ahead. SHOGO: You guys might call it prosperity, but it'll always be phoney. That truth won't change even if you kill me now. You're doomed to be phoney. Don't forget that. SAKAMOCHI: Are you done with your speech? [He pointed his gun.] " #BattleRoyale #KoushunTakami #Bookworm

[aprioriposterous]

" Please live. Talk, think, act. And sometimes listen to music. Look at paintings at times to be moved. Laugh a lot, and at times, cry. And if you find a wonderful girl, then you go for her and love her. " ~ Noriko #BattleRoyale #KoushunTakami #Bookworm

[aprioriposterous]

" SHOGO: The country implemented this system, and it just kept on successfully evolving. What I mean by 'success' is that it succeeded as an industrialized nation. Even though the country stuck to isolationism, it traded with other countries that remained neutral, not only to us but to America as well, and imported raw materials from them and sold products to them. The products sold well. Of course they would. Their quality is really high. Serious competition against the U.S. The only things this country lags behind in are space technology and computers. But the high quality comes as a result of the individual's subservience to the group and an oppressive government. Still… I have a feeling that once we've reached this level of success even the people themselves are afraid of changing the system. With this kind of success, and this high standard of living, they won't be willing to make a few sacrifices, even if there may be a few little problems. And overthrowing the government would be out of the question. *** SHINJI: This is what they call 'successful fascism.' Where else in the world could you find something so sinister? " #BattleRoyale #KoushunTakami #Bookworm

[aprioriposterous]

" We must defend ourselves according to our opponents' ability, not their intentions. " ~ Shinji, quoting "a Defense Minister of some nation" #BattleRoyale #KoushunTakami #Bookworm

[aprioriposterous]

" Well, I don't think it matters either way. All that stuff about ghosts, the afterlife, cosmic power, sixth sense, fortune telling, psychic powers, that's just the talk of fools who can only deal with reality by avoiding it. " ~ Shogo #BattleRoyale #KoushunTakami #Bookworm