How long does it take to read Battle Royale?
Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Kashoun Takami, Koushum Takami
Battle Royale by Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Kashoun Takami, Koushum Takami takes about 11 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 647 pages, about 177,925 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan--where it became a runaway best seller--Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world.
Subjects: Junior high school students, Comic books, strips, Reality television programs, Fiction, Graphic novels, Graphic Novels - Manga
