Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

208 reviews

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Haven't read since I was much younger so I really appreciated the reread. Generally a lot more magical than the show which as a fantasy fan I appreciate 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Miscarriage, Death of parent, War, and Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Incest

redpandareader's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, War, and Pregnancy

emma6544's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

4.25

The first half of this audiobook is really well paced but I gave this novel 4.25 stars because there were parts of the novel which could have been shorter in my opinion

I found that, in my opinion, that I felt this the most with Catelyn but this could be due to the fact that she is the weakest character in the book in my opinion

 

But, I believe that the narrator did a fantastic job narrating the book as it kept me engaged throughout and I will be continuing onto the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Incest, War, and Sexual violence

Minor: Slavery, Ableism, and Death of parent

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

I really tried. I tried three times. Sorry Dad I just can’t get into the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Incest, Murder, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

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

danielleeejames's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, and War

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

dayloniia's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence