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

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!