Golden Son

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As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies Darrow s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds and their only path to liberation is revolution And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love but also the wrath of powerful rivals To wage and win the war that will change humankind s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all too human desire for retribution and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo s principles of love and justice to free his people He must live for. Download Golden Son – kino-fada.fr I will die You will die We will all die and the universe will carry on without care All that we have is that shout into the wind how we live How we go And how we stand before we fallI almost didn t write a review for Golden Son It doesn t matter how many reviews I write or how snarky I ve been in the past, there is something extremely intimidating about writing a negative review for a book that all my friends loved, that critics praised, and that has an average Goodreads rating ofI will die You will die We will all die and the universe will carry on without care All that we have is that shout into the wind how we live How we go And how we stand before we fallI almost didn t write a review for Golden Son It doesn t matter how many reviews I write or how snarky I ve been in the past, there is something extremely intimidating about writing a negative review for a book that all my friends loved, that critics praised, and that has an average Goodreads ...Did I mention that I listened to these almost exclusively as audiobooks I did And the narration was, to put it plainly, purely brilliant Dude knocked it out of the park.In fact, the narrative voice was so strong that when I picked up a paper copy of the book so I could read it faster I read about 5 or 6 times faster off the page The narrator s voice stuck with me in my head, like when you read some text next to a picture of Morgan Freeman.So yeah Not just some excellent books But excelle Did I mention that I listened to these almost exclusively as audiobooks I did And the narration was, to put it plainly, purely brilliant Dude knocked it out of the park.In fact, the narrative voice was so strong that when I picked up a paper copy of the book so I could read it faster I read about 5 or 6 times faster ...Re readCan I just take a moment to give credit to this wonderful ending I can t even right now Okay, lets move on to a little bit of asedate review First off I love Darrow, Sevro, Ragnar, Quinn and Mustang and I swearWell, I love a lot of the side characters but I m most in love right now with Sevro, Darrow and Ragnar in that order I can t even write this review This book is all over the place with everything Blowing people up in space, bloo Re readCan I just take a moment to give credit to this wonderful ending I can t even right now Okay, lets move on to a little bit of asedate review First off I love Darrow, Sevro, Ragnar, Quinn and Mustang and I swearWell, I love a lot of the side characters but I m most in love right now with Sevro, Darrow and Ragnar in that order I can t even write this review This book is all over the place with everything Blowing people up in space, bloody battles, stupidity,people being blown up here and there and everywhere People you like getting killed People you don t like that you want to beat into the ground Oh and the part with Darrow and his mom made me cry Let me just add some ...I don t know what s wrong with me but this one is so gory damn boring that I could scream Am I the only one Does it get betterAn Eternity Later It didn t get better, but on the plus side, this book is over I can FINALLY read something else The Review Okay So A lot happens in this book.And most of it isn t important.The premise is still the same Darrow s world is incredibly caste divided Reds workers, Golds rulers, Pinks sex slaves, etc and thanks to genetic modificati I don t know what s wrong with me but this one is so gory damn boring that I could scream Am I the only one Does it get betterAn Eternity Later It didn t get better, but on the plus side, this book is over I can FINALLY read something else The Review Okay So A lot happens in this book.And most of it isn t important.The premise is still the same Darrow s world is incredibly caste divided Reds workers, Golds rulers, Pinks sex slaves, etc and thanks to genetic modification, everyone is perfectly adapted to their role.However, Darrow, a Red, is transformed into a Gold and given a secret mission to infiltrate the higher up world of Golds in order to dismantle their world from the inside out.Last round we had a hunger games esque free for all only with farbrutal murders and actual scheming.It was hella interesting to have the Greek themed houses strategize and overthrow I was so invested in the howlers and the fate of Darrowbut this round Ehhh.Darr...Updated Review I have this quirkI call it my false sense of urgency It sometimes makes me impatient and unforgiving when I m reading a book for the first time, and if the new book happens to be the latest installment of one of my favorite series, the possibility of that first read suffering the effects of my FSoU goes up exponentially glances sheepishly at GOLDEN SON 1 I don t care about the bloody Ash Lord.2 There was TONS of info about Obsidians and Stained, it just wasn t the in Updated Review I have this quirkI call it my false sense of urgency It sometimes makes me impatient and unforgiving when I m reading a book for the first time, and if the new book happens to be the latest installment of one of my favorite series, the possibility of that first read suffering the effects of my FSoU goes up exponentially glances sheepishly at GOLDEN SON 1 I don t care about the bloody Ash Lord.2 There was TONS of info about Obsidians and Stained, it just wasn t the info I wanted, so I threw a temper tantrum.3 The sequence that I felt heavily resem...Buddy reading this book with my favorite Howlers Sarah, Celeste, Mary, Tweebie, JennymortTake all these 5 stars from me, Pierce Brown, take it, you completely deserve it Unbelievable It wasn t an exaggeration when literally everyone told me the sequels to Red Rising are much better, Golden Son is truly an incredible installment in the trilogy I praised Red Rising, I enjoyed reading it so much and yet it pales in comparison to its sequel I started reading Golden Son on 8th January, the day I Buddy reading this book with my favorite Howlers Sarah, Celeste, Mary, Tweebie, JennymortTake all these 5 stars from me, Pierce Brown, take it, you completely deserve it Unbelievable It wasn t an exaggeration when literally everyone told me the sequels to Red Rising are much better, Golden Son is truly an incredible installment in the trilogy I praised Red Rising, I enjoyed reading it so much and yet it pales in comparison to its sequel I started reading Golden Son on 8th January, the day I turned 28, finished it in 3 days and I m so lucky to have chosen this book to be my first read in my new age.There s a new contender for the biggest lie I ever heard and that s seeing this book shelved underYAI was reluctant to start this series because of it yes, I m not a fan of YA but I m really glad that didn t stop ...I will die You will die We will all die and the universe will carry on without care All that we have is that shout into the wind how we live How we go And how we stand before we fall It s been three days I finished Golden Son and I still don t know how I feel about it, let alone what I think about it _ I m just so confused and devastated and my heart is nothing but an empty void There seem to be three bloodydamn good reasons why I feel that way though 1 Pierce Brown riI will die You will die We will all die and the universe will carry on without care All that we have is that shout into the wind how we live How we go And how we stand before we fall It s been three days I finished Golden Son and I still don t know how I feel about it, let alone what I think about it _ I m just so confused and devastated and my heart is nothing but an empty void There seem to be three bloodydamn good reasons why I feel that way though 1 Pierce Brown ripped out my heart and gave it to the pitvipers.2 He broke my mind and didn t leave any gl...This comes out today And you should read it because it s fucking awesome RTC when I m done with my re read and can find the words to do this beast justice.This 5 star rating might come as a surprised to some of you who know how conflicted Red Rising left me In fact, it s one of the only books I ve read, but NOT rated How often does that happen Hmm never So how did I go from unable to rate book one to loving book 2 something fierce The short and lazy answer is, I don t know The long and complicated version is this review Huzzah Golden Son is a remarkable improvement over some of the issues I had with Red Rising The writing and plot a This 5 star rating might come as a surprised to some of you who know how conflicted Red Rising left me In fact, it s one of the only books I ve read, but NOT rated How often does that happen Hmm never So how did I go from unable to rate book one to loving book 2 something fierce The short and lazy answer is, I don t know The long and complicated version is this review Huzzah Golden Son is a remarkable improvement over some of the issues I had with Red Rising The writing and plot are noticeably stronger The characters are fleshed outThe action and suspense are cranked up severalnotches Really, I couldn t ask forin a sequel.Fixed Issue 1 Super Slow BeginningFirst off, unlike Red Rising where I struggled with the first 100 pages, Golden Son starts off strong with plenty of action to keep the reader interested Since the pesky job of world building has been taken care of long,...What do you live for Money Fame Glory Love Family Ambition For the autumn leaves that rustle under your feet For the smell of the soil after rain For the juicy peaches that melt in your mouth For the sound of the tumultuous waves when they reach the shore For the laughter of a child that views the world as a wonder Darrow au Andromedus fights for the freedom, the opportunity to live for the above For an oppressed people that hides in the shadows of the so called superiors for centuri What do you live for Money Fame Glory Love Family Ambition For the autumn leaves that rustle under your feet For the smell of the soil after rain For the juicy peaches that melt in your mouth ...

Golden Son
  • English
  • 05 August 2018
  • ebook
  • 430 pages
  • 0345539826
  • Pierce Brown
  • Golden Son