Reviews tagging 'Rape'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

250 reviews

pottedplantlover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Rape, and Blood

mangopassion555's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

mountaineer77's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.5

Overall a good introduction to fantasy reads & I can see why it is so loved of a book. Easy to digest & great, believable dialogue with characters who are honestly easy to dislike. Not too much "heavy fantasy" lore to get muddled in - there's not goblins, magic, weird & unusual creatures, etc.. It reads more closely to a historical fiction novel than fantasy imo. I cannot get over the heavy male gaze though littered throughout! It is a bit ick honestly. And there are an insane # of trigger warnings surrounding this book - incest, rape, sexual content, gore... If you don't know a thing about this series, pls look it up before you dive in.

(insanely close, like literal dialogue is the same, from this book to the show! & I feel that's rare to have the adaptation follow so closely with the source material)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Religious bigotry

lievreokami's review against another edition

Many good ideas executed poorly, too many simultaneous major storylines that could or should have been their own book or full series, bizarre sense of scale, prevalent misogyny, repellant racism.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Rape

The portrayal of the Dothraki is founded on half-remembered stereotypes, an utter refusal to do any kind of research on Central Asian people, and general gross racism.

_solun_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

ariieesbixx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

Una de las mejores lecturas de este año sin duda. Increíble el desarrollo y la fuerza de los personajes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

athomehangel's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

kerrence30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An absolute modern classic, one of the most enjoyable examples of world building and development. Second time reading this book and cannot fault it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Sexism

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abortion, and Abandonment