Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Guerra dos Tronos by George R.R. Martin

71 reviews

sailorpulsar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wikawrites's review against another edition

2.5

The book was good, the plot intriguing but the way Martin writes women and children is disgusting. There were many scenes that were hard to read: like all the chapters with Daenerys' "sex" scenes. She's 13. It's rape, yet it's not treated as such.

There are already issues with the show about how women are portrayed, but after just the first book, I can already tell I prefer the show over the books. In the shows the characters are aged up, which makes some scenes easier to stomach. But the casual pedophilia in this book is terrible. 

If it were not for my love of the show, this book would be an automatic 0 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

sidtheincrediblesloth'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

Always a favorite, do yourself a favor and read this if you're a fan of fantasy and/or political intrigues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

saukittome's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ancientcowboyghost's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Blood, and Grief

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

poigraph's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I read A Game of Thrones based on a recommendation so I finished the whole book because of that as well as the fact that its an easy read despite its length. However, compared to other books in this genre I would rather have spent the time on other books including rereading The Lord of the Rings or Dune again for the umpteenth time. I realize this isn't a popular view and I don't know if my high expectations for it influenced my reading when I should have just enjoyed it for itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

thedorkside's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy