A Killer Theme this Month! Literally.
What: Discuss All You Need is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and illustrated by anime and manga graphic artist Yoshitoshi ABe.
Where: The Oak Park Barnes & Noble Booksellers (see embedded map below!)
When: 7:00 p.m. Monday August 27, second floorWhat: Discuss All You Need is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and illustrated by anime and manga graphic artist Yoshitoshi ABe.
B&N Overview:
“L to R
(Western Style). There’s one thing worse than dying. It’s coming back to do it
again and again… 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?”
This work falls into the category of a “Japanese Light Novel,” a
work written in a popular entertainment style, run about 40,000-50,000 words,
and target a primary audience roughly analogous to a North American “Young
Adult” novel.
This novel is identified as Sakurazaka’s “breakout” science
fiction novel. It has been optioned by Warner Brothers for production, with the
working title of We Mortals Are. According to IMDB, the film is in
pre-production and scheduled for release as All
You Need is Kill in 2013. Doug
Liman directs; Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star.
Decisions, Decisions!
Yes, it's that time again: time to decide on new selections to read in October, November, and January. If you haven't already done so, it's time to get started making your list of "book candidates."
And Speaking of Books:
We have a new review on our Reviews and Commentary page! In this new addition, David Sooby offers a detailed and literate review of Mid-Flinx by Alan Dean Foster.
PHOTO CREDITS: The book cover image is courtesy of Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
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