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Red Rising (2014)
Others: Leaning positive "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." "I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more." Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.
- ISBN:
- 9780593871522
- Length:
- 400 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, young adult
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Not a fanI've read the first book and the second book of the series and didn't particularly love either of them I will say Golden Sun was better than Red Rising
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Mixedthe first three Red Rising books are phenomenal I love those books except the first one first one's a little rough it's a little hunger games Style
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Loved itreread of Red Rising ... had a great time rading it I love that series
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Loved itI listened to an audio book it was fun very quite ya I think I enjoyed myself perfectly well while I was there but it's like Hunger Games on Mars basically
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Not a fanI did dnf Red Rising I actually decided to give it a try I got 10% in and I gave up on it
Loved itit is a character Journey first and foremost and it is a wonderful example of the spacehopper and Pierce Brown I Feel has just nailed it
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Loved itI love this trilogy, don't get me wrong. The Red Rising saga is a favorite. It's on the list, obviously, but I didn't enjoy it more than my previous four.
MixedI really liked the third book in the trilogy outside of that I thought it was just okay
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Not a fannothing about this plot felt cohesive to me
Loved itthe initial Trilogy itself is fantastic although the first book itself does have its detractors I think the story itself evolved into something grander
Loved itI was so in love with red rising
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Loved itIt's a fun, good old time. And it scratches a very specific itch of like twists and turns and awe. The first three like they were amazing vacation reads.
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Loved itI haven't actually finished this series but I look you worship it can I do that can I do that I can cuz it's my channel so yeah honestly I think I'm just scared to finish this series because I love my characters
Loved itSo, if you want kind of like that fast-paced space romp dystopian feel, but it gets less dystopian feeling later on kind of, then I would recommend this one for sure.
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Loved itthe first 50 pages of red rising i was enjoying plotting along a little bit then all of a sudden i was thrown headfirst into everything and fell absolutely in love with the series oh my goodness that was so entertaining
Not a fanI really struggled to read this book I enjoyed it for like the first 50 pages and then something happens and I was just so annoyed that happened and it just irritated me so much and then the rest of the book it was just so confusing
Loved itit's filled with fun it is filled with action it is filled with intensity there is a lot of swearing but it is so worth reading because it has some great moments some really fun science fiction elements
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MixedRed Rising didn't make the cut last year it was a little bit too hunger gamish too Game of Thrones