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#1 Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.”

Cover of Red Rising
Hardcover
Pages 382 pages
Published 2014
Audiobook 16h 12m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Czech +17

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Publisher's Summary

“I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.…

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Weighted Score
4.18 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
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R (Avg Rating): 4.18 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3,364
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.18
True Ratings 3,364
Written Reviews 393
Shelved (Popularity) 8,867
Users Read 4,495
Rating Distribution
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