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sttormy 's review for:
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Edit: as I sit with the content longer, the misogyny really bugs me and isn’t necessary at all… and the rape/sexual assault isn’t needed either?
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Overall, REALLY loved this book. Only one complaint… using being a girl as an insult is unnecessary.
There is a theme of looking down on women/ using “being a girl” as a negative. In such a futuristic, heightened society, this isn’t necessary and literally adds nothing… the Golds are all supposed to be equal, but calling someone a girl is a negative. Also, with the Golds being at the top of society, gender binary shouldn’t matter?
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Overall, REALLY loved this book. Only one complaint… using being a girl as an insult is unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture
Minor: Animal death
Lots of talk of rape/sexual assault that occurs