Reaction to Red Rising 😳 by Pierce Brown (Book #1 Review & Live Reading) #booktube #redrising #9

Your beloved PG's Trevor & Wesley are back at it again with a full review of Red Rising (Book #1) by Pierce Brown. This one hit 'em right between the eyes! Trevor reads a lot of passages from the book, they discuss their favorite characters, themes, etc. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Wes sings at some point 😂 ⚠️SPOILER ALERT⚠️ As always, this pod is full of spoilers. You'll definitely want to read before watching. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Deciphering the cover art 02:45 PSA to new viewers 06:08 Theme Music 06:25 Trevor’s one sentence description of RR 09:13 Discussing format for this video 09:54 Wes’ 3 words to describe RR 12:10 SPOILER WARNING 12:52 Brown’s writing style 16:01 Difference between fiction, fantasy and sci-fi? 19:14 Trevor’s spoiler free description of RR 20:52 Sharing favorite passages from the book 21:47 propaganda - Reading passage pg. 17 23:00 Indentured servitude & harsh conditions forged Darrow into the hero the Reds needed 25:07 Theme and significance of dance in RR 27:19 Eo inspiring Darrow - Reading passage pg. 34 31:42 Trevor usually hates songs in books 32:08 Wesley attempts to sing the death song 😂 33:11 Death song foreshadows the Reaper 34:48 Eo’s last words - Reading passage pg. 45 38:00 Uncle Narol name drops Dancer - Reading passage pg. 48 39:00 Discussing the influence of Greek and Roman mythology in RR 40:41 Dancer on why they’re called “the Sons of Ares” - Reading passage pg. 63 42:22 Slang and nomenclature created and used by Brown in RE 42:54 Dissing the gold sigils - Reading passage pg. 79 43:09 Wes’ favorite chapter in RR 45:10 Argument for the Gold hierarchical system - Reading passage pg. 87 48:06 Exploring the paradigm of Power 49:08 Pit Viper venom effect on Darrow’s heart - Reading passage pg. 88 51:36 Darrow’s knifeRing - Reading passage pg. 116 53:16 Society’s 3 stages - Reading passage pg. 121 54:14 Will Darrow’s own story arc follow these 3 stages? 56:47 Darrow’s statistics & his disposition toward rage - Reading passage 57:32 Darrow mourning Eo - Reading passage pg. 133 58:39 Reacting to Darrow & Julian fight - Reading passage 59:52 Trevor’s favorite chapter in RR 01:00:37 Trevor’s favorite passage in RR - Reading passage pg. 142 01:01:32 The game is a microcosm of society designed to create a sustained system 01:02:31 Why we spent most of our time discussing the rising action of RR 01:03:12 Wesley’s favorite characters 01:05:29 Sevro is the man 01:06:06 One of Wesley’s favorite scenes in RR 01:07:17 RR does a great job showcasing the lessons needed to become a leader 01:08:52 RR did a better job teaching leadership than some business/self-help books do 01:11:38 Brown did a great job amplifying the rising action of the story with the Jackal 01:12:29 Wesley’s rating of RR! 01:12:41 Trevor’s rating of RR!