SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Hey guys! This months read will run the same as last, seems to have worked well. We will read and discuss All You Need is Kill through May and then the last week will run the polls once more. Feel free to compare book to move as well. I plan on watching it sometime this month as I haven't seen Edge of Tomorrow and its based on this book. All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka When the alien Gitai invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many raw recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On the 158th iteration though, he sees something different, something out of place: the female soldier known as the Bitch of War. Is the Bitch the key to Keiji’s escape, or to his final death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,761 Administrator · Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I'm incredibly behind, as I said - very slow reader. But regardless this will be added to my list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 13 minutes ago, Gloves said: I'm incredibly behind, as I said - very slow reader. But regardless this will be added to my list. no rush at all, please read at whatever pace youre comfortable with. Let me know if this pace is too much for anyone and we can make adjustments to the reading schedule for the group as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 My copy arrives tomorrow. I already have two longish books I'm reading, but I'll try to get through it all in May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: My copy arrives tomorrow. I already have two longish books I'm reading, but I'll try to get through it all in May. It's only 200 pages. So not too bad of a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 How's this coming for you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I'm 1/3 through. I guess at this point I'm gonna be curious to see how faithful the movie was to the core plot. Obviously a lot of the details are changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,786 Events Team · Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I'm interested in reading this but a little confused. Is this a manga or a novel? What is the original format? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: I'm interested in reading this but a little confused. Is this a manga or a novel? What is the original format? Both. Novel is the original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,786 Events Team · Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Just wrapped it up. I enjoyed quite a bit. Sci fi novellas are right up my alley. Not sure if I can really compare to Edge of Tomorrow. It's been a few years and I need to give it a rewatch. But it definitely speaks to me as a gamer. Particularly as an analog to my current game, Battle Kid 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I'm about 2/3 through. Guess I need to do Edge of Tomorrow for the movie debates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Read it today by the pool and liked it. I saw the movie when it came out, so I knew the general concept, but couldn’t remember how it ended, if it even ends the same. Hope to watch the movie again soon. More thoughts below. Spoiler The concept seems fresh, the characters were all very likable in their roles. The ending seemed very hopeless though, and I think the fact that Rita has an intimate moment, the night before she suspects she will die speaks volume to me of the theme. That we can’t lose the human moments that cross our paths, as we continue to potentially destroy our planet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Finished it. It was good, and I like that the movie and the book both have their own identity. They can exist as separate things. I prefer the movie, but I also really like the movie, so that shouldn't be seen as a slight on the book. And while I think the twist works for the book, it wouldn't have worked in the movie. So I'm glad they didn't try and use it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 771 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I just turned in my last paper of the semester yesterday and picked this up at the library, so hopefully I'll get it done over the next couple days. I also picked up the Kiki's Delivery Service novel which came out a few years before the film. Stoked on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 ack! I hadn't checked in for a bit.. I didn't realize it had started! I'll try to read this quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 I still need to watch the movie, but plan on doing so before month end. .happy everyone is enjoying it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 771 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Great read, I'd give it 4/5. I liked it better than Colour of Magic (3/5) even if it is apples/oranges. Spoiler It was quick and really entertaining but once you hit the twist at the half way point, I felt like it lost all momentum to fill out Rita's backstory. I know it was necessary to raise the stakes for the finale but I think it could have been handled. And I understand the situation would be very alienating and finding someone to share your reality with can create some intense emotions, but did he really need to fall in love with her? Like, I saw it coming and was hoping I would be wrong. Just a little rant but still a good read. Now to watch the movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Hope everyone is enjoying the read. Sunday or Monday I'll get the poll going to choose Junes book. Please leave want suggestions in the suggestion thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I'm about half way through. Hope to finish it in the next day or so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Finished it last night. I liked it the book very much (although I agree with some of the criticism about it interrupting the flow when it jumped to Rita's point of view.) Not sure about the ending. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 I actually didn't finish this one, it was too hard for me to get through. Felt more like fan fiction writing to me. But hey, you don't know til you try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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