Reviews tagging 'War'

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

314 reviews

ashlyncherie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What do I even say? I have never read a book that made me feel this way. It is absolute perfection. I shed tears for this book and for Darrow. Pierce Brown has written an emotional masterpiece that is top of the genre. This book will feel legendary in my heart for as long as I live. ❤️💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

gems_and_garbage's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

• One of my favorite series of all time, despite not being a Sci-Fi fan. 
• Book 1 lags a bit but pacing improves after Darrow’s “transformation” 
• Limited cast of female characters, and suffers from the “woman in the fridge trope,” BUT Mustang grows on you a lot. 
• Sevro. 
• Fantastic prose and killer one-liners 
• Lacks diversity 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape

rifflerafflereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The concept of fighting for freedom, rights, or equality is abstract and daunting. The immensity of the concept is enough to scare most into passivity. This is a story of one such person. It's an emotional, intense, dark, and violent story with heart and humor that never loses track of the origins of the story, or the main character, Darrow  - one who acts for change not because he cannot accept the status quo but because the status quo has changed to something he could not accept. I believe the beginning of this book will resonate with many people for a long time; “I would have lived in peace, but my enemies brought me war.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Ableism and Rape

jessi825grace's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Cursing

gabi_715's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and War

heysilas's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An incredible start to an epic revolution of the proletariat in a beautifully stark and unequal future civilization. The voice acted version from graphic audio was breathtaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and War

timmytunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

h_scharff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

emwebz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, and Sexism

loquaciousleon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book lived up to the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment