Bullet Train

A Novel

432 pages

English language

Published Aug. 3, 2021

ISBN:
978-1-4197-5633-7
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Like Edge of Tomorrow Hollywood turned this Japanese book into movie that I enjoyed a lot more than the book. I went into the movie knowing nothing about it and had so much fun. When I came across the book it was based on I gave it a chance too but was rather disappointed. I don't know if it was the translation or the source material, but I only found it OK. The same happened with the book Edge of Tomorrow was based on. If you want to read this because you enjoyed the movie, consider reading something else instead or just re-watch the movie.

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I'm not sure if there is such a thing as reading a book pre-emptively, but that's what I did with this, when I heard that there is a big budget film adaption coming in August (starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock, amongst others).

It's probably not the kind of book I usually read, but it turned out to be absolutely glorious, violent fun. In reviews, I've often seen comparisons to Pulp Fiction, and it's easy to see why - a Shinkansen full of a collection of professional hit men of various levels of competence, and other assorted criminals and psychopaths with conflicting aims, all having random discussions covering a whole range of bizarre random philosophical questions and - more than anything else - Thomas the Tank Engine, while attempting to kill each other, or at least avoid being killed.

It's full of clever twists and turns, and towards the end …

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