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A review by iamjudgedredd
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Fun, light, dystopian sci-fi book, if you can excuse the sexism. Written in the first person and basically just a hyper violent YA novel, Red Rising was totally fine. The writing is average, and the characters are more like caricatures. Based on the length of time between this and the sequel, as well as some other factors, I've heard the next one in the series is a lot better/mature (if it sucks I will not give the rest of the series another look)
Female characters in this books are a joke. Pierce Brown has no idea how to write a woman, and refrigerators the MC's wife up front, and then uses the rest of the female characters as love interests, r*pe objects, or just inferior students. It's pretty embarrassing.
Female characters in this books are a joke. Pierce Brown has no idea how to write a woman, and refrigerators the MC's wife up front, and then uses the rest of the female characters as love interests, r*pe objects, or just inferior students. It's pretty embarrassing.