Sam Savitz’s Reviews > Battle Royale > Status Update

I love the way the characters think - it captures and drives home the reality of how young they are. They’re in such an inhumane and devastating situation still thinking about crushes and “popular” kids. It’s brilliantly brutal.

“…damned if he did, damned if he didn’t. They were all damned” (123)

“Maybe I’d be better off insane” (124)