| | |  | SHOP BY TYPE | Home » » All You Need Is Kill | | | | | | | Description: | | 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? | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Hiroshi Sakurazaka | | Paperback:
| 230 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| July 21, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421527618 | | Product Length:
| 7.96 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.26 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.57 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.49 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.87 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.28 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.71 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.49 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Nothing BetterSep 27, 2009
By L. Robokoff
I am a United States soldier. Being that I really cant stand to read war novels or anything military related. In fact I like to read anything that can get me as far from reality as I can.
I was looking in the public selection on the bookshelf and I noticed this title staring me down. The cover art was brilliant. Big suit of cybernetic armor with Japanese style of art. I said to myself this book has to be good. I know your not supposed to judge a book by its cover but I did.
I took it to my rack and began to read it. I was shocked to find how similar it is with our real world yet so far apart I felt like I was in another reality.
It had all the basics of the military in it. The Japanese 301st ID and the United Stated special forces. It was also interesting to see the military tactics used portrayed in this novel.
This book is Excellent for anyone who just wants to get away for the day or any anime scifi war zone action buff. I picked it up and couldn't put it down. Though short, I think this book was worth more than a lot of legends we know today.
Well worth the price.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Groundhogs Day meets Starship TroopersAug 02, 2009
By G. Markwardt
"Horror/Fantasy Reader"
Groundhog's Day meets Starship Troopers is the best way to describe the story in All You Need Is Kill. It's a whole lot of fun and a wild ride. At just about 200 pages it's an exciting quick read that's just begging to be flown through. The only thing that puts me off is the $14 price tag on the cover that's a little steep for a 200 page paperback but it's definitely a lot of fun if you're a sci fi or anime buff.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
ExcellentFeb 09, 2010
By N. Helfinstine
It's too bad the English edition didn't keep the interior artwork from the original Japanese light novel. Even without it, this is an excellent book. Without giving away more than is on the back cover. Private Keiji is a green recruit, about to face his first battle against an implacable and incomprehensible alien foe. He dies, only to wake up and do it all over again. And again. And again. How many painful deaths can he face? Is he trapped alone in a personal hell, or is there a way out? The ending works quite well; like most good war novels, it refuses to allow an easy "and they all lived happily ever after!" cop-out.
Really, the point of the book is about suffering, and how people face it. The old saying is that "a coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies only once". But not poor Keiji: whether a hero or a coward, he dies over and over and over...
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Decent...Nov 11, 2010
By MarcoS
Pretty good for what it is: a short, sweet, fun sci-fi story. I thought the dramatic structure could have used some brushing up, but given the deliberate repetitiveness of the timeline, that would probably be a difficult task. I think adding some length to it could have helped to flesh out the supporting cast and to build the dramatic tension, but then I would probably be on here complaining that it was too long for a popcorn book of this type :/
I would recommend this book to anyone just looking for a quick escape. It shouldn't take you more than a few hours to read. Given the short amount of time it requires, I thought it was worth it.
I believe a film adaptation is in the works, though, and I think the story will likely work much better on screen. The book includes a lot of scenes that imply some killer visuals, but the author didn't quite have the chops to make the images come alive through words.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Very fluid story and a very strong character readMay 25, 2010
By Nicholas R. Guerra
"Guerra"
Caught word across Collider that the script by the same title had been sold to WB studios. I have to admit the title alone sold me on the book, and looking through the summery just prompted me to put the order in then and there.
Having read it over a couple times I have to say it's one of the better science fiction short stories out there. It's a brilliant blend of "Aliens", "Groundhogs Day", and battle mech. But the strongest part of the book is the character's growth from greenhorn to hardened veteran. In that it happens almost without you noticing it, as the progression moves very naturally and without those stand out scenes of "oh now he knows the tiger stance and now he knows the crane" etc. It's all through subtle changes in the language of the narrative that shifts the tone.
A very smooth and well developed short read. I would recommend this to anyone who's a fan of science fiction and action narratives.
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