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Red Rising by Pierce Brown

28 reviews

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a reread (probably third or fourth reading actually?) to prepare for the next installment’s release. First time listening to the audiobook, which I thought was very well done. The narrator does a fantastic job conveying the emotions.
This book continues to feel fresh and rewarding with rereads, and remains a favorite. It has some layering of details from later books that on a reread make early scenes here richer.

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benwhiting's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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adooom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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yaelm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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grahammatthews's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

“Man cannot be freed by the same injustice that enslaved it.” - Peirce Brown, Red Rising

This book starts off so strong. You follow Darrow, a “Helldiver” (aka Helium 3 Miner) on Mars. He lives in a world where they work for rations in their community, Darrow is married at the age of 16, and then something traumatic happens with his family.

The world building in the beginning really sets the tone for the world, but then that trauma creates a story arc that loses a lot of the flair. Darrow changes. He changes in more ways than one. And that quote placed up top really doesn't add up because the story being told is saying “Man can only be freed by the same injustices that enslaved them”

I feel torn for this book, because it reads very well and is fast paced and I found myself interested in what would happen. The concept should be great, it's a Battle Royale on Mars! The problem is Darrow, his changes are so drastic that the set up for who he was in the beginning feels lost and I found myself wondering how a Miner on mars learned expert combat strategy in the span of months, it just doesn't add up.

The book states “The measure of a man is what he does when he has power.” And I find that to be true for Darrow. I don’t know how I feel about him by the end of the story, and his overarching story seems muddled, and maybe that is the point, to have me wondering what direction Darrow will go in the future of the series.

Red Rising overall is a quick paced read, and even with my hesitancy I want to see what happens next. I give it 3.75 out of 5 stars.

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grets_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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samuelaaron's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is a fantastic read. The only downside is that it has made me an annoying person because I can’t shut up about it! Really well done, and it feels like a strong mixture of some other great books including Enders Game and Hunger Games!

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welkinvault's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Entertaining, tightly plotted dystopian novel. The experiences of Darrow, after the much lamented death/murder/suicide of his wife Eo are both cruel and deceitful as he tries to fraudulently gain a place in the world of the caste of "golds".

(Very like The Hunger Games, but here there are castes not Districts)

Found the book an engaging read, with a few twists and suprises - right up until the last chapter when I was disappointed with Darrow's choice; I felt it was purely a plot device for book 2.

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