Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

42 reviews

elijah__'s review

adventurous dark 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

3.75

I haven't seen the show, but hear they aged up the characters; that is unquestionably the right choice. Daenerys' age (and Sansa's, towards the end) make a lot of details feel very unnecessarily disgusting. Although I do not feel this was done with any sort of bad motive, it still significantly lowers the rating for me. However, I deeply enjoyed the court intrigue, and the world is fantastic; the world feels massive, deep, and alive, and I like that the magical elements of this medieval fantasy work are more understated and uncommon than you'd normally see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Infidelity, Grief, Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pedophilia

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, War, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Incest

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Slavery

vrie's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, War, Animal death, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Blood, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Bullying

triangular_pascal's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

Loved this more than I expected to - I'm hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Incest, War, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Sexism

jdromsky's review against another edition

It was just sooo similar to the show that I wasn’t getting anything new in the story to inspire me to keep going (which is definitely more a commentary on the diligence and attention to detailed paid to the story by the show than anything else.). On the whole not a bad book but just too similar for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Sexual violence, Infidelity, War, Incest, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Rape

My only other comment would be there is some questionable language describing characters with disabilities or otherwise. And language used to talk about women made me slightly uncomfortable (this coming from a female identifying person).

samschultz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Gore, and War

rmd's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Ableism

Minor: Abortion and Incest

helenastinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Incest, Sexism, Infidelity, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Pedophilia, and Slavery

z4k_cz's review

adventurous dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

stalfos's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Incest, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol