Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

64 reviews

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

poigraph's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I read A Game of Thrones based on a recommendation so I finished the whole book because of that as well as the fact that its an easy read despite its length. However, compared to other books in this genre I would rather have spent the time on other books including rereading The Lord of the Rings or Dune again for the umpteenth time. I realize this isn't a popular view and I don't know if my high expectations for it influenced my reading when I should have just enjoyed it for itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

thedorkside's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lysac382's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Abortion, Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia