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theuncannydani's review against another edition
- 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
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
aserra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
- Slow start
- Michael Blomkvist falls into the trope of middle aged white man with suspiciously impressive sexual prowess
- There's a weird amount of description and focus on Salander's body...
- Interesting mystery
- Some people seem to really dislike the writing but, honestly, it's far from the worst I've ever read (it's also far from the best, but it's not terrible y'all)
Personally, despite a lot of tired tropes and my misgivings, I was intrigued enough by the end to continue to book 2, but that's because I already had it. If I didn't, I wouldn't have gotten it.
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Murder