Reviews tagging 'Incest'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

220 reviews

alicialikekeys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

modernprometheus's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A reread
A really strong start to the series! I love how concise the plot is, but you can still tell there is a bigger, more convoluted tale behind it all. I enjoyed ever single POV and storyline, but I just think some later installments were stronger books. Also Danys chapters were super uncomfortable and gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gore and Incest

jbabbm's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

This is my second time trying to read this book and the first time I actually managed to finish it. I will continue to read the rest of the series. 

However, I did come to the realization that even though I really enjoy the world Martin has created; I do not really enjoy his style of writing particularly how he has depicted women so far. Yes, he has given them aspirations and they are strong characters, but I cannot pretend that he doesn’t portray them also as hypersexual

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, and War

vnram's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, and Abortion

spentcello's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Violence, and War

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

olityr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I've avoided this book for years because the show is so sexual, and supposedly the book is too. Recently heard that the show prayed up the sex a lot, so thought I'd give it a try. Was more sexual than I prefer, but we less than I feared and would be. 

I'm glad I finally gave it a chance, and I hope it doesn't get more sexual later in the series.

I was surprised at how little magic or other purely fantasy elements there were, then suddenly in the last few Daenerys chapters it finally started to feel like typical high fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

_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