Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

82 reviews

elektrikstar44's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Slavery, Gore, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Sexual violence

riverofstyx's review

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

johnnyboy836's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

Loved this book. I was too young to be a part of the Game of Thrones craze back in the mid 2010s, so I did not have a lot of the book spoiled for me. It was a slow buildup, but once I got a sense of who the characters were, I was fully enraptured. All the characters are written perfectly and you feel connected to them.

The story is definitely not for the faint of heart, as many scenes personally made me feel squeamish and uncomfortable. The detail written in these scenes make you feel like you are witnessing them yourselves and you can sense the dread and hopelessness. There are also many moments where you feel hopeful and optimistic. Overall though, the feeling of dread is the most prominent.

I am planning to continue reading the series, and if the later books are as good as this one, I am excited to see where the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is headed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, Animal death, Blood, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

christchinseller's review

challenging dark 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

4.0

I felt physically uncomfortable whenever Viserys was present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Pedophilia and Animal death

karinahull's review against another edition

3.0

Everything fell very flat, not sure if it was because I already knew what was going to happen or if the characters themselves have paper thin personalities. I will say, the show is VERY faithful to the book, with the exception of the gratuitous sex and sexual violence which is, mercifully, mostly absent from the books. The same things I took issue with in the show, I also take issue with here, no surprise there. Dany being 13 still is really disgusting, not much to be done about that. Overall, lots of characters and action but seriously lacking any depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, War, Misogyny, Rape, and Pregnancy

talayz's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, War, Blood, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Torture, Incest, Infidelity, and Rape

eaglefang's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, and Sexism

berrymuffin's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Still a good book despite all the triggers lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Animal death, Fatphobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Murder, Gore, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

ronanmcd's review

tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved it. It reads like the box set it would become. You can't put it down. The Wars of the Roses in a fantastical world with mythic beasts. Perfect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

maevesheehan's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Child death, Xenophobia, Torture, Rape, Violence, War, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Slavery, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Incest, Gore, and Death