Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

38 reviews

kellyung's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Cannibalism, Gore, Cursing, Confinement, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, War, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Grief

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Incest, Death of parent, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

minty_3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Grief, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Slavery

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A long and overwhelming read! Such a vast novel with a long description of the history of the Targaryens and their rule. But I absolutely enjoy such novels and very much enjoyed learning more about the dragon family! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

blossomclouds's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Incredibly bloody, especially towards the middle, but I expected that (anybody would, right?). The in-world misogyny makes sense given the material of ASoIaF, yet it can still be hard to read at times. 

It's a gripping read that gave me a good few mental conundrums where monarchies are concerned, which is something I enjoy! I adore the world built in these books and I wasn't disappointed in how it was fleshed out here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Body horror, Ableism, Animal death, Violence, Misogyny, War, Death of parent, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

capucapulet's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Blood, War, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Body horror, Suicide, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol

erin_a_ziraphale's review against another edition

adventurous informative 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

3.25

Semejante a una crónica renacentista, el estilo de escritura y los pequeños detalles que componen al libro hacen notar que George R. R. Martin sabe de lo que habla; como alguien que nunca vio la serie de HBO o ha leído los libros me pareció una buena introducción al mundo de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, orgánica y te asimila al mundo de manera natural. Sin embargo sufre del mismo mal que todas las crónicas tardio-medievales/renacentistas: hacia la mitad del libro se empieza a hacer pesado recordar tantos nombres (la mayoria irrelevantes en el gran esquema) y largo por tantísimos datos que incluye. En general, una lectura para fans de la saga o para personas que no estan seguras si Poniente vale su tiempo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault