Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

8 reviews

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Sexual violence, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Blood, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, and War

diedaahh's review

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Reads like a history-book. Might be confusing because of the many names that are recycled generation after generation (HOTD watchers: your Aegon doesn't exist until about the 65% mark) 

Other than that is the worldbuilding truly something else. The sheer amount of characters, motives, betrayal, political shenanigans and details is nothing short of impressive.

The book stopped being engaging to me after

Rhaenyra and Alicent died, but that might just be my gay ass

I'd recommend this book to readers who like high fantasy + dragons, don't mind telling over showing along with sparse dialogue and enjoy being a fly on the wall listening to the most dysfunctional family in Westeros 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, War, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

orndal's review

adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

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

4.0

I still dont give a shit about pyke and the iron islands

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, War, Torture, Murder, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Slavery, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Minor: Emotional abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, Animal death, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

maisiegilbxrt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

linkamarisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative

• 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, Incest, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Transphobia, Ableism, and Classism

hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

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

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