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suneaters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Tyrion's chapters are kind of like watching a train crash. He reminds me of Stannis in the opposite. Neither can be courteous even though it would help them a lot, earn them less enemies, and probably save lives. Where is female socialization when you need it, I tell you! But wow, that shadow baby thing was so horrific and disgusting from the Davos POV, even though it's so brief. It was really disturbing.
Littlefinger must have been doing some wizardry to get that Tyrell marriage pact, but I suppose they probably felt like this was the winning side. Somehow I feel like they're doomed. Any side you think is winning is probably doomed. I expect that Stannis is the safest because he seems doomed anyhow. And he's got them shadow babies.
The Stark kid chapters are alright too. They're a relief because you know this kid hasn't committed any human rights violations yet. Bran's were probably the most interesting, but I liked hearing from Arya and Sansa as well. And it was funny watching Dany try her hardest to get that ship! And then Barristan with the funniest fake name ever shows. Arstan Whitebeard, that's good. She got robbed at the House of the Undying, where was all this about the secret dragon language? Also, I wonder if she went the right way because Pyat says the first door to your right, and in one she takes the rightmost door, which sounds like the farther right. Who knows, maybe the prophecy is all a crock anyhow.
Graphic: Sexual content, War, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Rape
Minor: Excrement, Incest, Suicide, and Pregnancy
onyxisalive's review against another edition
- 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
This book has changing POV's, but, surprisingly, they are all super engaging and fun to read - I love how much character progression we got to see with this one (especially the female characters), it is really awesome to see them starting to become more independent and mature.
I really like the characters they picked to be the POV characters. By doing it the way they did it really shows how big the world is - however, there are a few events in the books that I would have liked to see happen, but it makes sense why we did not.
At certain points the descriptions felt a little long, but it never got so bad that I stopped enjoying reading the book.
The characters actions felt very consistent with everything we had seen of them in the book.
This book, despite all the action felt very character focused, much of the combat happens off screen despite being called a clash of kings. However, as a very character driven person I did not mind this, and as I was already attached to all the characters because of the show I really enjoyed this one. On the other hand, it would have been nice to see some more of the events happen on screen, but I did like that it focused more of the impact of the events on the characters rather than the events themselves, for me, it made it a much more engaging read.
All in all, I really enjoyed this. Never at any point did this book feel really boring, I was engaged the whole way through. I could see some people struggling with this due to how character focused it is, especially in the middle.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Misogyny and Slavery
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- 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
Graphic: Violence, War, and Death
Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Animal death
Minor: Slavery and Misogyny
dreadspawn's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Rape, War, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
silver_el's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, War, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
mattyvreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I did not like it as much as the first, but it was not bad.
Idk. There’s something about these books that scream “this was written by a man!!!” I could give about 58 examples but I’d rather die than think about them.
Again, just like the first book, the discussion of underaged sex and sexuality will turn your stomach. It’s really not doing what Georgey thinks it’s doing. It’s pretty vile.
Other than that, the relationships and politics are quite interesting! Would not read again, but mostly happy I read it once.
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Gore, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Ableism
Minor: Cannibalism
doubleyou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, War, Misogyny, and Rape
mmefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
Daenerys', Theon's and Davos's chapters were the best ones.
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Child death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Incest, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Excrement and Cannibalism
Minor: necrophiliamaevesheehan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Blood, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Vomit, and War
msib129's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Violence, Rape, and War