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mmidi's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book felt more graphic than others in the series. Felt there could have been more plot/allusions than direct descriptions.
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and War
lpdx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
esskaysquared's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
I've been on a Nordic Noir kick lately and was really excited for this book to come out. I really liked David Lagercrantz's trilogy in the series and had high hopes for the new author. This did not feel like a Lisbeth Salander book at all, but a different book with the characters' names replaced. Salander and Blomqvist have completely different personalities from the previous books in the series to the extent that I felt like the author hasn't even read the other books.
I also did not like the return of sexual violence in this book. I always felt that Larsson was weirdly obsessed with sexual assault, even for Nordic Noir, and one reason that I liked Lagercrantz's books in the series so much was that his trilogy kept sexual violence to a minimum. Smirnoff lingered less on those scenes than Larsson, but it was there and several scenes were rather graphic.
I also did not like the return of sexual violence in this book. I always felt that Larsson was weirdly obsessed with sexual assault, even for Nordic Noir, and one reason that I liked Lagercrantz's books in the series so much was that his trilogy kept sexual violence to a minimum. Smirnoff lingered less on those scenes than Larsson, but it was there and several scenes were rather graphic.
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
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