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Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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tinystars's review against another edition

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

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

4.5

I really expected this to be more dense but it actually read very YA. I would give it 5 stars but I can't get passed some of the lazy writing. So much is straight ripped from Ender's Game, Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, etc. don't get me wrong, I love those stories, but the borrowed plot wasn't blended in very well at several points.

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humongouschungus's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

4.25

sarahobeidalla's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

nicilaui'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Romans in space and a boy who has to prove himself in a game like Kantniss. Much more brutal than "The Hunger Games", but just as critical of a hierarchical system. I found the basic concept of the book great and the plot surprised me a few times. Therefore I will continue reading the series. Unfortunately, I did find some shortcomings in the language. Some sentences were repeated embarrassingly often: "Dirt under my/her/his finger nails". The dialog sometimes seemed a little awkward and some battles were won illogically quickly. Despite the flaws, it was exciting, although certainly not a literary masterpiece.