Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
In the world of Red Rising, the government splits society into colors. Coppers deal with managerial tasks, Greens with data analysis, Pinks with pleasure. The novel centers around Darrow, a Red who lives underground and spends his days harvesting oxygen in order to make Mars safe for future generations. When he discovers that Mars has been inhabited for a century—that his overseers have been lying to him—he joins a group of Red rebels. These Reds, known as The Sons of Ares, transform him into a member of the ruling class before enrolling him in an institute intended to produce the best Gold leaders.
Red Rising belongs in the upper tier of young adult fiction. Author Pierce Brown writes well, spreading Darrow's voice into his roles of widowed husband, angry revolutionary, and terrified sixteen year old. The characterization is excellent, with over a dozen unique characters playing a significant role in the novel's plot. Shifting allegiances and brutal war provide a powerful backdrop of physical and emotional action.
However, Red Rising is not without its flaws. The novel starts slowly—over one hundred pages pass before Darrow takes his place among the Golds. While the first fifteen chapters are not tedious to read, I nonetheless would have preferred if Brown had gotten to the meat of his story within thirty pages. Secondly, Red Rising tells a story that has already been written. The so-called 'training' portion of the Gold institute turns out to be a larger version of The Hunger Games. There are twists, certainly, but the base formula remains the same: kids with political motivations fighting each other in an arena.
That said, I prefer Red Rising to The Hunger Games. Red Rising combines a darker tone with a more interesting protagonist in order to create a brutal, complicated novel about social order. Many positive aspects stand out in this novel; unfortunately, due to the slow beginning and retold story, Pierce Brown's debut was less successful than it could have been. That said, I still recommend Red Rising—a reader could do much worse than to pick up this dystopian science fiction thriller.
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