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The Reaper of Mars: A Red Rising Deep Dive
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Content warning: this episode includes discussion of rape, murder, and the dehumanization of marginalized groups within the novel.
In our tenth episode of the season, we return to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising for a spoiler-filled deep dive. One of us loved it, one of us was a little less convinced, and we discuss everything from the Institute and the worldbuilding to the characters, pacing, and moments that either hooked us or lost us along the way.
What are some of your favorite Red Rising quotes or moments?
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Introduction music featured by Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 “American”: I. Allegro ma non troppo (1893), performed by the Cleveland Quartet (Telarc, 1991).