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Book Review
Sep. 20th, 2021 10:04 pmGolden Son
by Pierce Brown
Golden Son is the sequel to Red Rising, and picks up a year or so after the first book. Here we see Darrow working to both maintain his power in Gold society and pursue his goal of revolution. While Red Rising saw him triumphing, in Golden Son Darrow struggles to make the right choices and to maintain the friendships he needs to further his radical path. Things often don't go entirely well, even when Darrow is successful in his aims.
While there was a kind of heady fun in Darrow's rapid ascent and victory at the Institute, I found his struggles in Golden Son more interesting. His flaws and mis-steps, and his internal conflicts over the need for ruthlessness versus the desire to create a way based on love and justice gave the narrative a psychological complexity to match the intricate machinations of the plot. Brown's pacing remains good, and I love the way he writes his secondary characters, using small details to give them depth.
by Pierce Brown
Golden Son is the sequel to Red Rising, and picks up a year or so after the first book. Here we see Darrow working to both maintain his power in Gold society and pursue his goal of revolution. While Red Rising saw him triumphing, in Golden Son Darrow struggles to make the right choices and to maintain the friendships he needs to further his radical path. Things often don't go entirely well, even when Darrow is successful in his aims.
While there was a kind of heady fun in Darrow's rapid ascent and victory at the Institute, I found his struggles in Golden Son more interesting. His flaws and mis-steps, and his internal conflicts over the need for ruthlessness versus the desire to create a way based on love and justice gave the narrative a psychological complexity to match the intricate machinations of the plot. Brown's pacing remains good, and I love the way he writes his secondary characters, using small details to give them depth.
