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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

45 reviews

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

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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

z4k_cz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hckilgour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is very good but it being 807 pages long makes it a bitch to get through. Though it does also help make its slow burn aspects well planned.

Ned as a character frustrated me. He was so blinded by being honorably that he died for it. Like there was very little awareness of the world around him and that not everyone was like him. He easily could’ve avoided death by literally paying attention.

Catelyn was another frustrating character. Her mostly because she’s useless and her only function in the book is the be “the perfect wife and mother”. And yet she fails terrible at it! Like when she sitting with Bran she refuses to eat or leave. Then at the drop of a dime she’s tramping across the world to tell Ned about a rumor more or less.

Bran was just boring. He didn’t do a damn thing. He was just a way to show what was happening in Winterfell and it showed.

I did laugh a bit at Jon’s character in the first hundredish pages. Actually all the children in that part of the book. You could see there was a learning curve Martin went through with writing children and it best shows with Jon. First at the feast he acts like he’s 8. Then with Arya he acts like he’s 40. Then the rest of the book he acts his age.

Dani… oof. I forgot just how creepy her marriage to Drogo was. Like she’s 13… can you not. And I took a lot of issue with her wedding night scene. She’s 13, terrified, and has never had sex. Yet suddenly she’s horny and very into being fingered. Like… bruh, that is not how that works. Also the dragons suckling from her at the end… like how does home girl have nipples anymore?!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

mindaee's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

I want to preface this review by saying I’ve seen the first season of the TV show before reading this book. However, I think the book is really good! Very good pace, at times uncomfortable- as expected when Dany is 13/14 years old and so forth- but overall had me wanting to know what happens next (even though I already knew all along!). I’m excited to move onto the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Pregnancy

snabigail's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

cloudstrife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Rape, and War

izzy_15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

great book. did it take me two months to read? yes. did it put me in a reading slump? yes. did i still love it and give it 5 stars? also yes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookbelle5_17'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

Review of A Game of Thrones

By; George RR Martin

‘           Robert Baratheon’s, King of Westeros, Hand Jon Arryn has been murderer, and he wants his best friend Eddard Stark, Lord of North, to take Arryn’s place.  Leaving his family, with the exception of his daughters who are coming to King’s Landing, behind becomes Hand of the King.   He finds himself mixed up in the dangerous politics of King’s Landing and mystery behind the murder of Jon Arryn.  Can he trust the King’s wife, Queen Cersei Lannister or his advisors on King’s council?

            Last time I reviewed this I feel like it was a poorly written review, so I’m writing a better and thorough one to replace it.  Martin writes a story that keeps moving, but also has its quiet moments where characters are just talking and planning.    The scenes that highlight how corrupt this world is are at King’s Landing.  We see the failures of Robert as a king during the council meetings and are also introduced to the characters the reader should pay the most attention to, Lord Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) and Varys.  They know more than the other characters and are unpredictable and manipulative.  They’re a prime example of how well Martin crafts complex characters that you have strong feelings for.  Both the male and female characters are compelling and strong.  Martin doesn’t stray away from vulgarity and gore as this world is cruel and war torn.  There are plenty of blood-filled scenes and unfortunately the female characters are treated horribly and disgustingly.  Women are raped, are whores, talked about in overly sexual terms and abused.  Despite this we do have strong minded female characters like Catelyn Stark, Cersei Lannister, and Daenerys Targaryen.  All three women have leadership roles and are more than sex objects, though Dany’s relationship with Khal Drogo leaves me with uncomfortable feelings.   Martin creates a vivid setting with descriptive details on how the world looks and its history, but the details add to the length of novel making it 674 pages not counting the appendices.  He writes from various perspectives allowing the reader to see all parts of the world and every important character’s feeling on what is going on in the story.  It also enlightens reader to what is going on to the different parts of the world through various characters POVs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Blood

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse