Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Guerra dos Tronos by George R.R. Martin

168 reviews

trafalgar_law's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

leo_314's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Didn't think I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. The writing is amazing and I really loved this book. The writing is incredible and it completely immerses you in the world of Westeros/Essos. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. My only problem is that at times I didn't enjoy the structure of so many charcter perspectives. I would be so immersed in the chapter/storyline and then the perspective would change and all that tension that was being built disappeared. I definitely have my favourite charcters and I found that when it was someone I didn't like as much, the chapters were more difficult to finish. However, I did like that the majority of the chapters were the same size (10-20 pgs.), it really helped me progress. There are also some strange time skips within the story, especially towards the end. While the characters often knew what was happening, I was lost for a while trying to figure out what has happened in the days/weeks/months that have passed (the time jumps are never really specified which I didn't like either). Overall, the story was incredible. If the plot hasn't (or has) been spoilt for you, it is worth the read.

⭐️ 4.25 

~ finished 20/7/2023

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Misogyny

mal8181's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

jeffayerswrites's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

Moderate: Rape

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Haven't read since I was much younger so I really appreciated the reread. Generally a lot more magical than the show which as a fantasy fan I appreciate 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, War

Minor: Incest, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury

lqne's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Suicidal thoughts

emma6544's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first half of this audiobook is really well paced but I gave this novel 4.25 stars because there were parts of the novel which could have been shorter in my opinion

I found that, in my opinion, that I felt this the most with Catelyn but this could be due to the fact that she is the weakest character in the book in my opinion

 

But, I believe that the narrator did a fantastic job narrating the book as it kept me engaged throughout and I will be continuing onto the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, War

Minor: Ableism, Slavery, Death of parent

harrirats's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Complicated

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doesn’t get any higher cause i did enjoy reading it and it wasn’t boring but there’s only so high i can rate a book which profits off of incest and hurting women. and i get that it’s mimicking historical attitudes but it also sucks to read that much sexism. very strong characters tho, they’re all so unique and interesting and i did enjoy reading it i just wish that these topics weren’t such a casual addition to the books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism

peggy_racham's review against another edition

1.25

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Readding this review after some thought
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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War

elijah__'s review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I haven't seen the show, but hear they aged up the characters; that is unquestionably the right choice. Daenerys' age (and Sansa's, towards the end) make a lot of details feel very unnecessarily disgusting. Although I do not feel this was done with any sort of bad motive, it still significantly lowers the rating for me. However, I deeply enjoyed the court intrigue, and the world is fantastic; the world feels massive, deep, and alive, and I like that the magical elements of this medieval fantasy work are more understated and uncommon than you'd normally see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts