Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

42 reviews

gommette's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

J'ai beaucoup apprécié le livre parce qu'il se déroule au sein d'une grande famille, donc il y a beaucoup de personnages mais on s'y perd pas. Pour un livre écrit début 2000 et par un homme, je le trouve assez engagé. Ça se lit très bien, les éléments sont apportés tranquillement au fur et à mesure mêm  si le début met un peu de temps à se mettre en place. La page de fin est absolument mais absolument nulle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Police brutality, Abortion, Lesbophobia, War, and Classism

whitemaleego_andablunt's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The book was great and all of the characters had great character development and depth, unfortunately for me I decided to start reading it during a period of time when I was having a really hard time staying engaged and finding the motivation to read. The slow pace of this book caused it to be almost impossible to finish, I found the ending a little underwhelming however I understand why it was the way it was since the whole point of the book was to capture corporate greed and corruption. All in all it was a great book however I had a hard time finishing it. Will re-read soon since I’m sure there were small details of the story I missed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

theblushbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

Wow the Swedes know how to write a thriller! The weaving of Salander’s, Blomkvist’s, and the Vanger clan’s stories was genius. I had a slow start, but really found myself wrapped in this story. Highly recommend, but check content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Car accident

laura_nel13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Abortion

hunkydory's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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 cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Sexism, Torture, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

helenamichelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, and Death of parent

rachelditty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

I really liked this! Picked it up on impulse while visiting my grandma, who said she would read it after I was finished with it. Definitely going to warn her that this gets very, very dark, but is overall very entertaining and well worth following along with the mystery!

I'm not one to pick up mysteries very often, but something about this was very gripping right from the start. I think it was a mix of having two different points of view as well as our narrator being reluctant to be working on Harriet's case in the first place. Mikael was very likeable, I thought; I enjoyed watching him work and walking alongside his thought processes. He was a very respectable guy and treated everyone with respect, which I was kind of surprised by--I thought he would be another main character womanizer who believes he's better than everyone else, but I was happily surprised! Lisbeth was admittedly a bit more frustrating as the story went on, especially toward the end. I really loved seeing her work and cheered her on when she got revenge on the people who hurt her, she was absolutely right for that. But toward the end she accused Harriet of being a bitch and a coward for fleeing after everything that happened with her brother, and that really bothered me. 

I think my biggest gripe with the story was the unnecessary romance between Lisbeth and Mikael. I was worried that when their two points of views met in the middle, we'd see them fall in love, or at the very least having sex. Given that he was twice her age, I hated their engagement with each other immediately, and just found it an unnecessary catalyst for the rest of the story. I understand that it was partially needed for Lisbeth to break down some of her walls, but I think the same thing could have been accomplished if they had just become friends, as Mikael had suggested and pushed.  By the epilogue, when Lisbeth had admitted she was in love with him, I was rolling my eyes. Maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I would have loved it so much more if the two of them had just become really close friends after such a fucked-up series of events that had pulled them together. 

I also found it just a tad strange that Harriet took over as CEO and was also on the board for Millenium, which I know was explained by the fact that she ran the sheep farm in Australia and therefore had a good idea of business, but she had just gotten back from being in hiding for thirty years, it seemed like it was so rushed to make that choice. Maybe time just moved faster because I read the ending so quickly, I don't know.  

SO glad Harriet's uncle was able to see her alive at the end. The awful brother and mom both died, the Nazi has cancer, and the corrupt business was thrown to the dirt. You love to see it.

VERY interested in picking up the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia