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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown

Start date: May 1, 2015

Finish date: May 31, 2015

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Jun 17, 2017 James Maxon rated it it was amazing

Many elements of this book remind me of The Hunger Games (by Suzanne Collins), but has enough originality to make it a page turner of its own. I found myself enjoying this tale from beginning to end; never boring or tiring with it or feeling as if the plot got too weighed down. It has a satisfying ending, yet a strong hook that leaves me wanting to pick up the second book sooner rather than later.

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Mar 27, 2017 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Like a lot of dystopians, in some ways this felt as if it could be a warning in how we treat each other. Also it shows how perception creates our reality. As we separate ourselves from each other we also find that it makes it easier to diminish and see people as "other" which makes it easier to discriminate. In this world, this caste society signified by colors which had been generations in the making with part of the population not even knowing anything outside their own society. Darrow, our he ...more

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Nov 26, 2016 Paula S rated it liked it

I had some trouble getting started with this book. I have read a ton of YA dystopias this year and Red Rising didn't seem very interesting compared with some of the others. Maybe because the story doesn't really take off until the second half of the book, or maybe because it was a male protagonist and I'm used to female protagonists. I don't know.

I didn't like that the author killed of some people that I found more interesting than Darrow. I didn't like the way the MC had to be pushed onto the ...more

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