Reviews tagging 'Rape'

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

32 reviews

dalen714's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Reader beware: GRRM’s misogyny and disdain/hatred of women are on full display in this book. Rape and other acts of sexual violence towards women are mentioned in varying degrees of detail in very nearly every chapter.  

It’s a shame that the fantastic prose of this book is overshadowed by a complete lack of plot. There is only one noteworthy plot point in this book, and it occurs 95% of the way through the story. 

The only reason I didn’t DNF out of sheer boredom is because there’s only one book left in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

sarakelseym's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

buffalo666's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

pottedplantlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Sehr sehr spannend. Hab bisschen gebraucht um reinzukommen, aber dann war es mal wieder super. Sehr zu empfehlen. Viele Plottwists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Grief

thedistortionist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Physical abuse

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death and Incest

avazee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kingcrookback's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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

Perhaps my favorite book in this series thus far? It didn't escape my notice that for all the Song of Ice and Fire series (and all its related works and franchises) is generalized as brutal, hypermasculine grimdark fantasy, and though there is cause for that, there's more nuance to GRRM's writing than I think people might be willing to admit, and I think AFFC is where a lot of that nuance is to be found. To be sure, that's a lot (a lot) to criticize about GRRM - his portrayal of women and non-"white" characters/cultures being no small part of it. That said, the POV characters in this book are generally non-conventional: they're women, they're young girls, they're disabled - they're all perspectives that contribute significant fuel to doubt this whole series casts on patriarchal feudalism, on the romanticization of might and primogeniture. George, finish the damn series, I need to know where it all goes.

Also, shout out to Jaime Lannister. Never thought this dude would cement himself as one of my favorite characters but his character development is so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

alexjoneswrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Truly fantastic addition to a fantastic series, on my third reread and never gets boring. Arianne, Darkstar and the Sand Snakes are some of my favourite characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Rape

trapdorr's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

I love the mixing of storylines in this novel. Also I always forget how much I hate Cersei

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Genocide, and Torture