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callum_asf's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
A perfect opener for the series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’, ‘A Game of Thrones’ enthrals you in a world of hardship, murder and treachery, where honour can be your armour but also your downfall.
I couldn’t put this book down, from the family dynamics of the Starks to the arrogance and smugness of the Lannisters, to the outside existence of the former Targaryen dynasty, each character is fully realised and has so much depth that it is hard not to want to know more with every page.
A true grim dark fantasy, those who are used to classic fantasy may be turned off by the lack of obvious fantastical elements, but I would recommend that everybody gives this book a chance as you may be surprised.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and War
lisa00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
f_amiliar_happine_ss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Incest, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, and Slavery
nrhilmer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual content, and Murder
izzy_15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
minzzi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Having said that, I also think that this book was a bit to long and certainly dragged at parts. There were whole chapters comprised of pages of nothing with one tidbit of important information throw in the middle, all POVs suffered from that problem.
I also found some of the charaters just plain annoying. Calelyn and Ned's poor decision making through out the whole story made me so mad. After a certain point, everything that happens of bad in this book can be traced back their shitty choices. And the more you learn about the other characters and how intelligent they are and how deep their scams go, the poor choices of those two only becomes more obvious and infuriating. Also, I didn't really care for Daenerys, mostly she just made me sad. I'm sure she will be one of the important figures in this series, but it's hard to read her story when all of it is just her being sexualy abused and beaten. News flash, being raped doesn't make anyone stronger or more powerful. And for all the people that said her relationship with Drogo was cute and romantic, please point me to what book you read, because clearly it wasn't this one.
On the other hand, I really liked Tyrion, Arya and Jon, they are my favorites for now. Specially the last two, who have the combination of smarts and stubborness that I like. Bran seems to be in the brink of some kinda of magical awakening and I'm all here for it. And, contrary to most of what I have seen online, I didn't dislike Sansa. Sure she has a lot o character development to make, but she is just a scared child that no one bothered to tell about the dangers of the real world.
When it comes to characters who didn't have a POV, I'm very interested in Varys, he seens to have big plans on the works behind everyone's backs. I also loved to hate the Lannisters, except Joffrey, he is just an asshole.
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ashlynhammer95'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, and Murder
gabriel_r'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Slavery, and Torture
thebibliobibuli'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Miscarriage, and Murder