Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

12 reviews

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

batmayne_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The 1st book is basically the 1st season but with so much more
I found myself loving my favourite characters (Ned, Dany) more then the show and recieved answers to questions i had around the GoT Universe 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

I refuse to believe Jon Snow is a targayren, current thoughts: he is a Baratheon

riverofstyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and War

johnnyboy836'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this book. I was too young to be a part of the Game of Thrones craze back in the mid 2010s, so I did not have a lot of the book spoiled for me. It was a slow buildup, but once I got a sense of who the characters were, I was fully enraptured. All the characters are written perfectly and you feel connected to them.

The story is definitely not for the faint of heart, as many scenes personally made me feel squeamish and uncomfortable. The detail written in these scenes make you feel like you are witnessing them yourselves and you can sense the dread and hopelessness. There are also many moments where you feel hopeful and optimistic. Overall though, the feeling of dread is the most prominent.

I am planning to continue reading the series, and if the later books are as good as this one, I am excited to see where the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is headed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

berrymuffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Still a good book despite all the triggers lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

harrimyers's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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, and Injury/Injury detail

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

thewhitebat's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

4.25 Stars.

• Complex and intricate characters.
• Amazing world building.
• Great writing.
• Can be outdated. 
• Misogyny was not written in the best way by the author, who uses sexual assault as a casual plot device. 
• You can consider some racist and overly simplified depictions of certain peoples.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bookaddictellagershon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

samschultz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism