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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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Classism, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Gore, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Drug use, Slavery, Rape, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and War
zeppelinnyx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Quality of Writing: 8/10
Pacing: 9/10
Plot Development: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 3/10
Ease of Reading: 7/10
Ending: 8/10
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Alcohol, Classism, Fatphobia, Grief, Torture, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Incest, Rape, and Sexism
trafalgar_law's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, War, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
jayden_314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
⭐️ 4.25
~ finished 20/7/2023
Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and War
Moderate: Infertility, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Misogyny
harrimyers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Death of parent, War, Slavery, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Torture, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism, Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Alcoholism
peggy_racham's review against another edition
1.25
Possitive things: Daenerys' story,dragons and whitewalkers.
Negative: Cant write 10 year olds for shit. The rape fantasies are longer(multiple pages) than the loving spouses sex scenes.
The only reason I didnt DNF is cause I wanted to see how it ends but not worth it
All the TWs
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Misogyny
x_chrissieb_reads_x'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Torture, Incest, Violence, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Grief, Rape, War, Slavery, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child death, and Sexual harassment
livd1200'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: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, War, Rape, and Torture
emo_hobbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Violence, Blood, Torture, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Incest, War, and Death
fifteenthjessica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm still invested in a lot of the characters, both ones who played a major role in this book and ones who don't play a major role or even appear until later, but reading it when you know a lot of the shocking moves,
I have heard a lot of people praise his world building, and as an aspiring writer/actual dungeon master who has dabbled in world building her own fantasy settings, Martin's quality is very inconsistent at best. Daenerys spends a lot of time with the Dothraki over the course of five hefty books, but the culture comes off as very one dimensional and most members of it are forgettable. I don't think I'm alone in remembering all Dothraki characters except Khal Drogo exclusively in terms of their relationship to Dany and maybe a name because they are very unimportant. Heck, there's a short paragraph in one of Dany's later chapters that feels like Martin is just dumping the personality of the youngest of her future bloodriders (Aggo? The three of them really blur together) on us in place of letting it unfold naturally as he interacts with Dany. The culture is mostly a combination of raiding and horses, almost to the point of impracticality (how many horses do they keep if they need them for transportation, fighting, clothing, and meat, plus burn horses in the funeral pyres of their leaders so they have a mount in the afterlife? There's a reason real world horseback nomadic cultures usually herd other animals). This is especially bad if you compare them to the equally raiding focused Ironborn, who in later novels are fleshed out through four point of view characters and with a number of memorable side characters that show that not everyone is raiding every waking hour of the day.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility
Minor: Self harm and Trafficking