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Red Rising
Oppressed poor boy whoās Ackchyually Super Awsome sneaks into the rich kidsā hunger games summer camp. He sees through the meta, crushes the game, and gets the girl, even though sheās 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. 1 reply
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