Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

194 reviews

rubynewell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape

scarletkeiller's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

a lot of good things about this book, but a lot of bad things too. most notably the treatment of teenage girls is creepy at best. while I understand that at some points in history, it was customary for girls to get married around the time of their first period, wee old Georgey seems to delight in discussing the naked body and genitalia of a fourteen year old girl. out of nowhere he'll be talking about 'her sex' and 'her lips' even though she's doing something mundane like getting dressed. the focus of a scene won't be on her getting out of the bath, but on how the moon shines off her 'milk laden breasts' or how her handmaid 'slips a perfumed finger into sex'. teenage boys, men and actual adult women are not treated this way in the text, only the young girls. it's fucking creepy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Miscarriage, and War

dreamerace's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-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

4.75

Truly, this is a beast of a book. I love the character development of Daenerys, Robb, and Jon especially. While the book didn't make me immediately love the characters, I found that I really grew attached to them throughout the process of reading, really caring for some and truly hating others. Overall, it's a truly amazing piece of fiction. I look forward to buying and reading the rest of the currently available series. Definitely for more mature readers, and I think if you like Brandon Sanderson, these books are right up your alley (and vis versa), though be prepared for much darker themes and descriptions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Gore, and Animal death

jmurda7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-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

4.75

knocking off a quarter for how many times they use the word ‘breast’ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Incest, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Miscarriage, Gore, Genocide, and Child abuse

bethaniesherwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, War, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Incest

shiningpalm's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Infertility, Slavery, Rape, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Child abuse, Incest, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness

cinderackerman's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, Sexual content, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Alcohol, Animal death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Gore

easta98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Incest, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Murder, Rape, Gore, and Miscarriage

ladder_snadder's review

adventurous funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Violence, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Incest, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcohol, Abortion, and War