SeverinR
Vala
I also wondered what the rage was about and read the first book. Stopped right there, it just wasn't for me. I like all kinds of stories and if sex and violence are part of that for an understandable reason, I'm open to it. GOT was too brutal for me when it came to the child abuse. There were other things about the book that turned me off too, like rape and Martin's painstakingly slow pace. I don't own a tv so I've never watched the show and have no interest to. The story wasn't even "magical" to me, not at all what I think of with fantasy (except for at the very end). Its a story of war, drama, rape, child abuse, and some weird crap going down. I understand why the series is so popular: interesting characters, haunting setting, more weird crap going down, SEX. In the end, I was sorely disappointed in GOT.
Being young is no guarantee you want be harmed in GOT, in fact I think they had a child(under the age of 15) die or severely injured 4 or 5 shows in a row. Being a main character doesn't mean you will survive either. There are no red shirts in GOT, no one is immune to the blade.
I guess the book tells of more rape then the show, I only remember Dany seeing the rape of the conquered, other then that I don't remember any other rape scenes. I think I am just completed the sample of the first book(which I bought and bought book 2 also.)