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sav_22's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Torture, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Police brutality, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Cursing, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Trafficking, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Body shaming, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Abortion
catunbound's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Okay so fav POVs in order (sort of)
1. Catelyn (MILF extraordinaire and literally the only one with a brain cell)
2. Jon
3. Daenerys (House of Undying chapter ftw!)
4. Bran
5. Davos (the whole red priestess business, my man aged 5 decades in 5 minutes lol)
6. Arya and Sansa
7. Tyrion (fairly neutral on his POV though he’s so misogynistic towards his sister and Tysha, not to forget Shae)
8. Theon (he’s dumb of ass and I really do not like him)
Scared for the next book so I am going to take a few days and then start it 💀
Graphic: Vomit, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Violence, War, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Incest, Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, and Animal death
samflowerv6's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
“I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”
“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
“He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.”
I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I’m so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that’s all …a day … an hour ...
...One day, she promised herself as she lay abed, one day she would allow herself to be less than strong.
But not today. It could not be today.”
Graphic: Animal death, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Incest, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Vomit, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Torture, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
cepbreed'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? No
4.75
“A woman's life is nine parts mess to one part magic, you'll learn that soon enough...and the parts that look like magic turn out to be the messiest of all.”
Oh my god. I loved this book in all of its 1000 page glory. Martin continue to surprise me, even after watching the show I am so engaged in a plot I already know about because of the way he writes. The end of each chapter is masterful. Every cliffhanger still hits home, disregarding all my previous knowledge. I loved the foreshadowing as well.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Classism, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Confinement, Incest, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug use, and Medical content
liab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, War, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Murder
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
It’s been 2 weeks since I put it on hold because it was too violently misogynistic and I can’t bring myself to pick it back up.
I liked the show, but the book is just way too much. And too long.
Also, have of the characters are literal children, which makes what happens to them downright horrific. Sansa is like 12, I think Arya is 10…? So the things happening to them are even more disgusting than in the show where they were aged up. I can’t believe how people can read this and not bat an eye at the horrors these kids go through.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Sexism
ocean_the_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, War, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape
maera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Vomit, Classism, Fatphobia, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Ableism, Death of parent, Incest, and Infidelity
vigil'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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Slavery, War, Excrement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Incest, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Child death, Classism, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
daniimcc'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying