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What is your personal opinion on Red Rising? (literature.cafe)
submitted 2 months ago by Karl@literature.cafe to c/books@lemmy.world
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Do you think it's overrated or perfectly rated?

I've heard it said once that it's prose is awful. Is it poorly written? Atleast, does it have a good story?

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[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I made it most of the way through book two before I gave up. I don't think the prose is necessarily awful, its just very YA dramatic in a way that can get grating. Or that was my experience, its not terrible and if I was 14 again I'm sure I would love it, but as a grown ass man, I'm too old for that shit.

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