Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

21 reviews

maevesheehan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Child death, Xenophobia, Torture, Rape, Violence, War, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Slavery, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Incest, Gore, and Death

bmccollum4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

You really get a good bang for your buck with this book, as there is a lot of content, and I think that was my favorite part of it. The chapters are fairly short and punchy, through the perspective of about eight different people, and each character goes on their own journey throughout the realm of Westeros. This book is lengthy and took me months to read, and although there is a lot to take in and the lore is complex, I never had trouble picking it back up. If I didn’t like one storyline, I could just read through to the next chapter and chances were there’d be something for me there. I really enjoyed most character’s perspectives, and even the more stale storylines were still great. There’s just so much to talk about with this book- after I got done reading it I found myself trying to relay the plot back to myself from start to finish, but there’s so much back story and information, I found it hard doing so, in the best way possible. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Misogyny, Animal death, Body shaming, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Classism

sav_22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Classism, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Gore, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Drug use, Slavery, Rape, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and War

akane_shio's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Grief, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Homophobia

Minor: Kidnapping

trafalgar_law's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, War, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

jayden_314's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Didn't think I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. The writing is amazing and I really loved this book. The writing is incredible and it completely immerses you in the world of Westeros/Essos. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. My only problem is that at times I didn't enjoy the structure of so many charcter perspectives. I would be so immersed in the chapter/storyline and then the perspective would change and all that tension that was being built disappeared. I definitely have my favourite charcters and I found that when it was someone I didn't like as much, the chapters were more difficult to finish. However, I did like that the majority of the chapters were the same size (10-20 pgs.), it really helped me progress. There are also some strange time skips within the story, especially towards the end. While the characters often knew what was happening, I was lost for a while trying to figure out what has happened in the days/weeks/months that have passed (the time jumps are never really specified which I didn't like either). Overall, the story was incredible. If the plot hasn't (or has) been spoilt for you, it is worth the read.

⭐️ 4.25 

~ finished 20/7/2023

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Misogyny

peggy_racham's review against another edition

1.25

Readding this review after some thought
Possitive things: Daenerys' story,dragons and whitewalkers. 
Negative: Cant write 10 year olds for shit. The rape fantasies are longer(multiple pages) than the loving spouses sex scenes. 
The only reason I didnt DNF is cause I wanted to see how it ends but not worth it
All the TWs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Torture, Trafficking, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Misogyny

vrie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, War, Animal death, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Blood, Slavery, Trafficking, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Bullying

moriahleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, War, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, and Incest

helenastinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Incest, Sexism, Infidelity, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Pedophilia, and Slavery