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inverarity ([personal profile] inverarity) wrote2011-10-30 03:13 pm
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What should I read next?

At any given time I have several queues of TBR books (don't ask -- it's my own system, mixing formats and where I read and fiction or non-fiction, etc.). But anyway, I have a literal stack of fiction books waiting to be read and I can't decide which one to read next. So I throw it out to my flist: what do you want to see reviewed next? (No, there are no write-in votes, I'm trying to shrink my TBR stack!)

The Choices

[Poll #1791117]

ETA: &*@$%#! I misspelled "anthology" and you can't edit a poll after it's been posted.

ETA 2: Battle Royale it is! Don't worry, I will get to the others in due time.

[identity profile] malinbe.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I watched Battle Royale the film and really liked it- back when I was 17- and started reading the manga until the prices went too high. I've never read the novel, though, but it'd be fun to see how it compares to the film.

[identity profile] shinygobonkers.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
i've never seen the film or the manga but i quite enjoyed the novel...

[identity profile] malinbe.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I recommend the film. It's a little gory for me, but quite bearable. I'm told the difference is in the backstory- the film shows very little of it, and sometimes those flashbacks feel a little forced and unnecessary- but the story holds together even without them. When I watched it, it was in company of classmates, which made it all the more interesting.
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[identity profile] inverarity.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
I have seen the movie (I even own the DVD). But I've been wanting to read the book and compare it with The Hunger Games.

[identity profile] tealterror0.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I recommend the film as well. It's quite entertaining, and not as gory as everyone says (though maybe my standards are just high).

I voted for the book version in the poll, but that's just because I was obligated to as a weeaboo.