Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

80 reviews

trafalgar_law's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, War, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

mrsmishler's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, War, Incest, and Death

Moderate: Ableism

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Didn't think I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. The writing is amazing and I really loved this book. The writing is incredible and it completely immerses you in the world of Westeros/Essos. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. My only problem is that at times I didn't enjoy the structure of so many charcter perspectives. I would be so immersed in the chapter/storyline and then the perspective would change and all that tension that was being built disappeared. I definitely have my favourite charcters and I found that when it was someone I didn't like as much, the chapters were more difficult to finish. However, I did like that the majority of the chapters were the same size (10-20 pgs.), it really helped me progress. There are also some strange time skips within the story, especially towards the end. While the characters often knew what was happening, I was lost for a while trying to figure out what has happened in the days/weeks/months that have passed (the time jumps are never really specified which I didn't like either). Overall, the story was incredible. If the plot hasn't (or has) been spoilt for you, it is worth the read.

⭐️ 4.25 

~ finished 20/7/2023

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Misogyny

jeffayerswrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, War, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape

hbae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Incest

harrimyers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

doesn’t get any higher cause i did enjoy reading it and it wasn’t boring but there’s only so high i can rate a book which profits off of incest and hurting women. and i get that it’s mimicking historical attitudes but it also sucks to read that much sexism. very strong characters tho, they’re all so unique and interesting and i did enjoy reading it i just wish that these topics weren’t such a casual addition to the books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Death of parent, War, Slavery, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Torture, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism, Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

peggy_racham's review against another edition

1.25

Readding this review after some thought
Possitive things: Daenerys' story,dragons and whitewalkers. 
Negative: Cant write 10 year olds for shit. The rape fantasies are longer(multiple pages) than the loving spouses sex scenes. 
The only reason I didnt DNF is cause I wanted to see how it ends but not worth it
All the TWs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Misogyny

elijah__'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? 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

amanda_smarkova's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Death, Incest, and Murder

kathrynw12's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Incest, Murder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence