Yusuke Kishi
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.73 | 922 Users | 104 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Crimson Labyrinth |
| Author | : | Yusuke Kishi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | October 31st 2006 by Vertical (first published April 9th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Fiction. Science Fiction. Cultural. Japan. Thriller |
Interpretation To Books The Crimson Labyrinth
From a rising new star of horror comes a killer read that will make you lose track of time and reality. The Crimson Labyrinth is a wicked satire on extremist reality TV in the tradition of The Running Man-if that indeed is what it is. Welcome to THE MARS LABYRINTH where things aren't what they seem. Welcome to the world of Kishi, where the plot is as gnarly as the humor is twisted.When an unemployed former math major wakes up one day, he wonders if he's somehow ended up on the red planet. The good-looking young woman with aid-she says her name is Ai and that she draws erotic comics for a living-seems to have no clue either as to their whereabouts. Their only leads are cryptic instructions beamed to a portable device. Has the game begun?
There is no reset button, no saving and no continue-make the wrong move and it's really GAME OVER. In the cruel world of THE MARS LABYRINTH, mercy and compassion are only for the weak or the very, very strong. The stakes are nothing less than your life-and apparently a lot of money.
If you're a fan of Lost or Battle Royale, don't miss this one.
Mention Books As The Crimson Labyrinth
| Original Title: | クリムゾンの迷宮 |
| ISBN: | 193223411X (ISBN13: 9781932234114) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.73 From 922 Users | 104 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books The Crimson Labyrinth
Information that the author provided in the novel was like a joke. It seems like he made up the story while he was reading the Wikipedia. But in the other hand, this one still got me with some nice survivor strategies that involved game theory.If you like fast paced thriller and horror books, this is the one.
You are in a maze of dark and twisting passages, all alike. You don't know how you got here.>inventoryYou possess a box of granola bars, a bottle of water and a PSP.>look at pspThe PSP is off.>turn on pspA scrolling text informs you that you've been drafted into a LARP based upon an old Steve Jackson Games book. Your goal is to survive.>nThere is a woman here.>take womanShe won't fit in your bag.>nThe woman follows you. You find yourself in an area with seven other people plus
3.5 starsI have a weakness for survival horror, especially the Most Dangerous Game type--The Long Walk, Battle Royale, The Hunger Games, and all that jazz. The Crimson Labyrinth offers up something new: the participants are adults! What a twist. Their actions aren't particularly grown up but what can you expect in this situation. This was a fun romp: the writing was just okay, the characters pretty one dimensional, but it was a page turner with some great action and a twisty plot. And the
It's been a while since I've read some solid, survival horror fiction and this little bit satisfied my cravings, but only barely. Although classified as a "horror" piece, it actually proved to not be as horrific as I would've hoped (considering that I'm a huge Stephen King/Junji Ito fan, my hopes for contemporary horror border the extremes). Rather, the grisly nods towards cannibalism and the rather Lord of the Flies-esque power struggle proved tired and tried rather than a refreshing remix on
Let me just start by saying that writing a convincing YET disturbing story is clearly a big challenge. Kudos to Mr Yusuke Kishi for choosing this path. The first half of the novel was definitely intriguing. Although it reminded me of Japanese movies like Battle Royale (2000) [excellent film] and The Incite Mill (2010) [bad movie], the author had his own original ideas which are praiseworthy, and built rather interesting characters. However, the story dragged during the second half, became less
I gotta preface this by saying, I'm not a fan of Battle Royale in any format. I tried to read both the novel and the manga and couldn't make it through, it just wasn't my cup of tea. I am, however, a fan of the Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (a video game), which the pretense of this book sort of reminded me of.In other words, I completely overlooked the whole "fans of Battle Royale" thing and instantly thought of The Nonary Games when I read the synopsis. I probably shouldn't have.The first half
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