Edge of Tomorrow (Movie Tie-in Edition)

All You Need Is Kill

De: Hiroshi Sakurazaka

Narrado por: Mike Martindale

First time on audio! The original novel that inspired the sci-fi blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise!

When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally - the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death?

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Took two reads to really grasp this

If you could sum up Edge of Tomorrow (Movie Tie-in Edition) in three words, what would they be?

Unique, Ambiguous, Clever

What other book might you compare Edge of Tomorrow (Movie Tie-in Edition) to and why?

What's great about Edge of Tomorrow is that it's fairly unique to the genre. While alien invaders have been done many times, the melding of the Groundhog Day scenario is clever. I'm not sure there is a clean comparison here.

Have you listened to any of Mike Martindale’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I am not sure. The reading is quite good though and I've no complaints about the narrator.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The filmmakers did a good job on that one. No need for me to rehash here.

Any additional comments?

This is an excellent book. The story moves at a great pace for the topic and it tackles the time travel exposition in a clever manner. The ending is a bit confusing, but that adds a lot to the book.

Loved the movie, not so sure about the book

Any additional comments?

I'm not sure where the folks that put the movie got their story from, but it was not from this book. I got the book to maybe help clarify some of the mysteries left after watching the movie. The book was fine, but did nothing to help understand the movie...

I liked it

this is a good way to pass the time. paints a good picture of battle

Much better than the movie, and the movie was terr

The book opens with the internal dialogue of "The Angel of Verdun" rather than the weaselly Public Information Officer that you may have been familiar with, from the movie. Suddenly, you realize you're listening to a woman's view, and a badass, at that. From that point on, imagine what a difference that makes, in your perspective. Highly recommended.

Different than the movie - worth a listen

Plot is different than the movie
Gives some more in depth understanding of the situation as well as different motives for the hero(es)

This is not the movie

I tired of f#%* this that and the other thing.

F bombs all throughout.

Does not make the story any more believable.

A Very Japanese Take on the Time Loop

The translation seems a little rough in spots. I would have written it differently. I can see why The movie collaborators changed the ending of the story. American audiences would not have understood the book ending.

If you watched the movie, skip it

I picked up this novel after realizing that the movie I enjoyed was originally based on it. That may not have been the right mindset to go into a book with but it can't be helped.

Immediately I loved the changes that I was seeing. The different characters, similar premise, and subtle changes made the book brand new for me. It's like they had taken a premise that I loved and put a whole new spin on it. Funny, I know, since this was actually the original but I was having a great time.

Then the downsides started popping up.

The first would be the length. Normally when someone turns a book into a movie, they need to trim a lot of fat in order to fit the important parts in. This book was the opposite. At less than half the length of my usual fare, the characters all felt flat and weak. The main character changes very little despite his growth in skill, and the heroine is a little girl with a weak backstory. Even the supporting cast are all one dimensional and forgettable. Even now after just finishing it I can't even remember a single one of their names.

The second, issue was the explanation of the technology in the world... Or really the lack of it. Nothing is truly explained, and whenever something is, it feels like the characters are making very unintuitive leaps to come to their explanations. From the bad guy's origins, to the final fight, nothing felt like it made sense. I can only suspend my sense of disbelief for so long before I have to slam on the brakes.

All this would be forgivable if it wasn't for the ending. Without spoiling anything, I really did not enjoy this ending. There was a chance for something really good here but instead of anything getting solved, it felt like it was left open for a possible series. In fact, I'm not sure if it was some subtle details I can't recognize, or just the Japanese atmosphere, but it feels like one of several animes that were started but never satisfactorily finished.

In the end, this story is interesting but only if you don't have the much more satisfying movie to compare it to. Read this novel if you're interested in time loops, then go check out the film version once you're done.

great story!

This is a great book. the storyline reminds me of enders game. it has a different ending than the movie. I can recommend both!

I love this story.

I would recommend it to a friend for a good read . It's a good addition to my own personal collection of books, I consider classics . that I can enjoy reading for years to come.