Books

Made my first Ponder prediction pool with the hope of gathering data on how we feel about Red Rising.

At least three people I greatly admire loved it: @v, @michaelcohen, and @binji.eth

Seem like many such cases. But I hated it and lowkey think liking it is a counter signal for future recommendations, all due respect.

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Red Rising

Oppressed poor boy who’s Ackchyually Super Awsome sneaks into the rich kids’ hunger games summer camp. He sees through the meta, crushes the game, and gets the girl, even though she’s not as good as his old ride or die poor girl.

The writing at the end is mediocre, which comes as a huge relief after the atrocious writing at the beginning. The author was apparently figuring out how to write in real time over the course of drafting the book. God awful prose, even by the most tolerant standards. 

The storytelling, as distinct from the language itself, is passable, if unimaginative. The character development is laughable. The thesis is exhausted, the tropes are threadbare, and the relationships are entirely implausible. 

Absolute slop, a waste of attention, almost no redeeming qualities. 

My 5yo loved it. 

Two stars, only because I have a soft spot for Battle Royale stories.

My review, for reference 

https://warpcast.com/7858.eth/0x1cd25002

I feel validated in some way you didn’t like this. I have tried to start it twice now on the back of these great recs. Can’t seem to do it. It doesn’t grab me at all.

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You affirming that maybe I’m not wrong to find it unreadable is greatly decreasing my FOMO 😆

lol back at you. Seeing a fellow uber-literate wordcel with the same reaction makes me more confident in my take