Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

60 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ok I am not prepared to review this. But here goes. If I was rating on pure enjoyment, I would give this sh!t a 4.5 ⭐s. I loved it. I bring dishonor on my family, but I am just a trash can of cliche fangirl nonsense for this book. However, I had to dock because there is some problematic stuff going on here. And I'm not talking about the SA, although PHEW ya girl had to take a breather there for a moment after that. There was some language at the beginning that I did NOT appreciate, and fatphobia throughout, which I'm reasonably certain does not get better, since why would we care about fat peoples feelings? Lolz. But alas. I am taking a brief novella break and then diving into book two because I am a chaos goblin and I live for white men's medieval European nonsense fantasy, I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Incest, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The author's style of writing and storytelling is very good and sophisticated.  But I will not continue the series.  The book didn't suit me very well, although I can see why others like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Ableism

Minor: Animal death

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

a very strong start to an epic fantasy series. martin weaved multiple pov's, separate plotlines, and a staggering cast of characters with ease. his prose is descriptive without being overindulgent. his handling of the dothraki, and how so many women dies in childbirth is :/ his cishet white man shenanigans aside, i loved this book. even at several hundred pages (what the fuck george) heed all content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery

sailorpulsar's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Bullying, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, War, Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Infertility

eanna's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Miscarriage, and Violence

maryshelleys's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i needed a new book series to be obsessed with, i'm glad that it's become this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Rape, Incest, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

wikawrites's review against another edition

2.5

The book was good, the plot intriguing but the way Martin writes women and children is disgusting. There were many scenes that were hard to read: like all the chapters with Daenerys' "sex" scenes. She's 13. It's rape, yet it's not treated as such.

There are already issues with the show about how women are portrayed, but after just the first book, I can already tell I prefer the show over the books. In the shows the characters are aged up, which makes some scenes easier to stomach. But the casual pedophilia in this book is terrible. 

If it were not for my love of the show, this book would be an automatic 0 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

sarahl92's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Slavery

ahlyae's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If you love plotting assholes, you’ll love Petyr Baelish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia