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 sa...
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Nov 05, 2011
Gavin
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Wowzer wowzer wowzer, The Mars Labyrinth, indeed. I have read a few messed up books in my day, but THE CRIMSON LABYRINTH might take the cake. A few of you may find it a bit gentle; to you I say find a therapist. For the others that feel the same as I do about this book all I can say is: humanity knows no bounds for violence in a voyeuristic capacity.
Before I start comparing this novel to some other fan-favs, allow me a few words about the plot. A group of nine people (all Japa More...
Before I start comparing this novel to some other fan-favs, allow me a few words about the plot. A group of nine people (all Japa More...
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Jun 16, 2010
This may very well be one of my favorite books. I don't know if I can even put this into words...
This is Survivor but serious. This is Survivor where you're voted off by dying. This is how Survivor should be ;)
The main character wakes up, finding himself somewhere unknown. A video game system (or something similar to it) rests at his side, informing him to meet up with a group of people. And this group of people is informed that there's a prize...for one of them.
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This is Survivor but serious. This is Survivor where you're voted off by dying. This is how Survivor should be ;)
The main character wakes up, finding himself somewhere unknown. A video game system (or something similar to it) rests at his side, informing him to meet up with a group of people. And this group of people is informed that there's a prize...for one of them.
Thi More...
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Oct 24, 2011
Chris
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Death games, what is it about these stories that gets me so excited? Is it the outlandish competitions, the characters pushed to their limits, or the sordid tales of survival against forced odds? Well, I guess all of these. And, this is one of the few books that delivers on every level.
Imagine waking up in a valley with that slight drugged 'I don't know how I got here' fear pitted deep within you. Stretching out before you is a labyrinth of naturally eroded chasms, you have very little su More...
Imagine waking up in a valley with that slight drugged 'I don't know how I got here' fear pitted deep within you. Stretching out before you is a labyrinth of naturally eroded chasms, you have very little su More...
Nov 14, 2011
solaret
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I'm going to preface this review by saying that there have been three books in my life so far that have genuinely terrified me. This book, Next of Kin, and Stephen King's Misery. So no, I wouldn't recommend Crimson Labyrinth for the faint of heart.
There's a group of people who find themselves in a labyrinth-like canyon made from red sandstone or something similar, which is what gives the book its title. Soon, they discover that they've been placed in some sort of twisted "game." More...
There's a group of people who find themselves in a labyrinth-like canyon made from red sandstone or something similar, which is what gives the book its title. Soon, they discover that they've been placed in some sort of twisted "game." More...
Sep 10, 2011
Amanda
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TALK ABOUT TWISTED!!!
This was a truly creepy novel. I read about this novel in a magazine for the library when I was working there. The magazine was listing and providing reviews on these books for the library to purchase. This was one that one of the branches actually had so I checked it out. Yikes!
This book has I believe it was 6-8 characters who are kidnapped when they answer an ad in the paper. The character point of view witnessed in the narrative is going on a poten More...
This was a truly creepy novel. I read about this novel in a magazine for the library when I was working there. The magazine was listing and providing reviews on these books for the library to purchase. This was one that one of the branches actually had so I checked it out. Yikes!
This book has I believe it was 6-8 characters who are kidnapped when they answer an ad in the paper. The character point of view witnessed in the narrative is going on a poten More...
Oct 09, 2008
Robert
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Yusuke Kishi, The Crimson Labyrinth (Vertical, 1999)
What do you get when you cross “The Most Dangerous Game” and Battle Royale? You get The Crimson Labyrinth, Yusuke Kishi's first novel translated into English. While it's a bit over the top at times, it's well-written and readable.
The plot: a man with amnesia wakes up in a gully. Next to him is food, water, and a handheld game machine. Confused, he starts wandering until he meets up with another person, who is similarly s More...
What do you get when you cross “The Most Dangerous Game” and Battle Royale? You get The Crimson Labyrinth, Yusuke Kishi's first novel translated into English. While it's a bit over the top at times, it's well-written and readable.
The plot: a man with amnesia wakes up in a gully. Next to him is food, water, and a handheld game machine. Confused, he starts wandering until he meets up with another person, who is similarly s More...
Jul 27, 2011
Kind of a mix between Battle Royale, Running Man, and Lord of the Flies. Although an interesting read, certainly not all that engaging. Would probably work well in a movie, but needs much more depth and development to work better as a novel.
May 17, 2011
Georgina
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I'd probably have given this 4 stars, but the translation was a little choppy in places. A nice story, but a little derivative of the Battle Royale idea, though I enjoyed the gamer theory touched at in it.
Jul 29, 2011
Becky
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A Japanese horror story in which a man wakes up in a strange landscape with no recollection of how he got there, and finds himself in the midst of a deadly game. Gripping from start to finish.
Jun 15, 2009
Colin
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Entertaining but unremarkable - The Crimson Labyrinth is obviously heavily influenced by Battle Royale; Crimson Labyrinth is a breezy read (you'll finish in a day or so) with a pretty intriguing setup, but the latter section is bogged down by the main characters running and hiding and running and hiding and not too much else. The ending is abrupt, vague, and anticlimactic.
The back flap seems to tease a maze filled with traps and ghoulish surprises around every turn, I was a little d More...
The back flap seems to tease a maze filled with traps and ghoulish surprises around every turn, I was a little d More...
Oct 31, 2007
Jennie
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Crimson Labyrinth holds your interest pretty well and it has plenty of interesting (and gruesome) details to share with readers, but ultimately it lacks the fast pacing of Battle Royale.
This is a real shame because the elements used to construct this story have so much horrific potential. By the end, you find yourself wishing that more attention had been payed to pacing, action and to incorporating later revelations into the story earlier...I can't begin to stress how great some o More...
This is a real shame because the elements used to construct this story have so much horrific potential. By the end, you find yourself wishing that more attention had been payed to pacing, action and to incorporating later revelations into the story earlier...I can't begin to stress how great some o More...
Nov 23, 2010
Birdlashes
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Intriguing J-Horror that influenced my dreams; Still, if you're only going to read one game-to-the-death novel, make it Battle Royale.
Dec 16, 2009
David
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I was a pretty big fan of Battle Royale, so when I heard about this one, I was pretty intrigued. It was enjoyable but not the full on rush of BR. If you like sci-fi with a Japanese obsession with games, role playing adventures, or just need something to pass the time, you might like this. Its about a day of reading.
Feb 01, 2012
Cory
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Words cannot express how much I hated this book.
Very unoriginal and... yeah, just bad. Predictable, except for the bit where they reveal where they are at. Pretty ridiculous stuff. One of the worst books I have ever read, and I read a lot.
Very unoriginal and... yeah, just bad. Predictable, except for the bit where they reveal where they are at. Pretty ridiculous stuff. One of the worst books I have ever read, and I read a lot.
Apr 20, 2010
Lucysnow1851
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Battle Royale meets Survivor, I couldn't stop reading this horrific, descriptive novel. A surreal Choose Your Own Adventure with brutal results. Will there be a winner?
Jan 31, 2008
Leslie
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This book is like a cross between Survivor and Series Seven- but with cannibals! I liked it and it's a quick, engrossing read.
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