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elessahr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, War, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, and Torture
diedaahh's review against another edition
4.0
Other than that is the worldbuilding truly something else. The sheer amount of characters, motives, betrayal, political shenanigans and details is nothing short of impressive.
The book stopped being engaging to me after
I'd recommend this book to readers who like high fantasy + dragons, don't mind telling over showing along with sparse dialogue and enjoy being a fly on the wall listening to the most dysfunctional family in Westeros
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, War, and Child death
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship
roznn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Genocide, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child death, Infertility, Torture, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Racism
hkuhlman7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
1. History nerds who are burnt out from actual history and want something a little spicy. With dragons. And incest.
2. ASOIAF nerds. Like totally-and-utterly-enslaved-by-Westeros-and-George RR Martin-level nerds.
That’s it. If you’re an ASOIAF fan there is a completely reasonable chance this book will bore you and not feel worth your while by the end. If you’re a HOTD fan (at the time of writing, season 1 has aired in full but season 2 hasn’t begun airing) and need to know what happens next, buy this book but just read the Dance portion. Maybe try out the other parts but don’t anticipate being enraptured.
Martin is an incredible writer, and I imagine this book was particularly fun for him to write. Evidently more-so than Winds. A fictional history book is a compelling concept, but I was only somewhat captivated throughout.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, War, and Gore
yuidf's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Suicide, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Slavery, War, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
kayleejanes's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Torture, Incest, Murder, War, Suicide, and Violence
arrowdodger's review
- 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
4.5
I actually listened to this book on audio while at work. I'm not usually an audiobook person, but with the "non-fiction" tilt this takes I actually got a lot out of hearing it narrated. It somehow made it sound like someone was telling me an epic historical tale, whereas plainly reading it may feel like more of a slog through a textbook. The narrator was perfectly suited for the job, too. I really recommend trying it that way if the size and content seems daunting. (Then look at the pictures later.)
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Toxic relationship, Gore, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
batata's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Animal death, Cursing, Genocide, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, and Suicide
savaha's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Incest, Miscarriage, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexism, Murder, Infidelity, and Death of parent
sapphic_shroom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood