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A review by kibadreams
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Listened as an audiobook, and the story was a LOT better for it.
I knew very little about the plot going in (one of booktok's "just trust me and read it bro") but I was generally engaged and the story itself was really well written. I preferred the settings and the general story at the start of the book compared to the middle and end, but it mostly followed a plot archetype that doesn't interest me usually so it was hard to convince me to like it more. Now that that part is over I am curious to see where it goes.
One thing that stood out to me as a negative was the sexism in the book. I found it honestly quite distasteful in the sense that hierarchy and status is so at the very core of the world and storyline, and is something that is heavily criticised by the character. However sexist attitudes (and sexual violence) towards women seemed to exist outside of, or separate from, that criticism. For that, I am knocking off a star because it just didn't sit well with me at all. I will read the next book to make up my mind on whether or not it's good enough for me to overlook, but the jury's still out, I'm afraid.
I knew very little about the plot going in (one of booktok's "just trust me and read it bro") but I was generally engaged and the story itself was really well written. I preferred the settings and the general story at the start of the book compared to the middle and end, but it mostly followed a plot archetype that doesn't interest me usually so it was hard to convince me to like it more. Now that that part is over I am curious to see where it goes.
One thing that stood out to me as a negative was the sexism in the book. I found it honestly quite distasteful in the sense that hierarchy and status is so at the very core of the world and storyline, and is something that is heavily criticised by the character. However sexist attitudes (and sexual violence) towards women seemed to exist outside of, or separate from, that criticism. For that, I am knocking off a star because it just didn't sit well with me at all. I will read the next book to make up my mind on whether or not it's good enough for me to overlook, but the jury's still out, I'm afraid.