Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

86 reviews

stephyzii's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Informed and thoughtful storytelling. Complex, fleshed out characters. A great thriller/mystery. SA and domestic violence are big themes so not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

padsworth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

a1mello's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

The short review is that the book truly starts to pick up in the middle and is very good overall. The story was very intriguing and well done and kept me interested. The long review is that unfortunately there were several unnecessary scenes in the first half of the book that did nothing to advance the plot or to assist in character development. These could have certainly been excluded without affecting the storyline at all as they felt like they were included for shock value. It should also be known that Lisbeth doesn't truly start to come into the story until about halfway through which was frustrating. Beyond that, the female relationships that the main character has feels very much like it was written by a man, which was wholly annoying and disappointing in comparison to the rest of the books writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Car accident

rcaudf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

This is my second read of the book in several year, and I still haven’t figured out how I feel about it. On one hand, it’s violent and explicit and the usage of the “all the women want to sleep with the male main character” trope greatly annoys me makes it feel a bit like the author’s self insert. On the other hand, it is still one of the best and most technically written mysteries that I have ever read, and the effort of the character building shows through in the thoroughness and complexity of the details. Maybe I’ll revisit it again in several years and try to figure out how I feel about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

beckiesophie11's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, and Forced institutionalization

mishasmum's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

The beginning is slow, and the ending drags on. The middle is very good; captivating and surprising and makes you think. The romance is kind of annoying and cringe but not unbearable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicide, Antisemitism, Colonisation, and War

bookstore_plantlover's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Murder, and Gaslighting

jarah123's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cursing

meraru's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Out of all the traumatic, horrible things that happened in this story, Lisbeth having coffee and toasts with pickle slices was the hardest to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, and War

There's several rape scenes, also several of the deaths are described in graphic detail.