Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

132 reviews

lucakocsis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Miscarriage, Rape, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Pedophilia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Slavery, Body horror, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, War, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Torture, and Excrement

elektrikstar44's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Slavery, Gore, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Sexual violence

riverofstyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

millenniumix's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

PROS: Having read a book that has become part of the fantasy canon, epic in scope, thoughtful in detail and world-building, and genius exposition, characterization and plotting. It also launched arguably the best television series ever produced—it you don’t think about the final seasons.

ONE SMALL CON: Over-sexualized treatment of Daenerys Targaryen. We all know she’ll be bestowed with great power and might, but in this first book, descriptions of her made me queasy as a woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Ableism

maras_readings's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, War, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia

rabbits's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

karinahull's review against another edition

3.0

Everything fell very flat, not sure if it was because I already knew what was going to happen or if the characters themselves have paper thin personalities. I will say, the show is VERY faithful to the book, with the exception of the gratuitous sex and sexual violence which is, mercifully, mostly absent from the books. The same things I took issue with in the show, I also take issue with here, no surprise there. Dany being 13 still is really disgusting, not much to be done about that. Overall, lots of characters and action but seriously lacking any depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, War, Misogyny, Rape, and Pregnancy

talayz's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, War, Blood, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Torture, Incest, Infidelity, and Rape

berrymuffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Still a good book despite all the triggers lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Animal death, Fatphobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Murder, Gore, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

ronanmcd's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved it. It reads like the box set it would become. You can't put it down. The Wars of the Roses in a fantastical world with mythic beasts. Perfect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury