Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

79 reviews

fbc_2122's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

photogenicegg'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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death and Antisemitism

always_em92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

cclopton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking

rattledragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Incest, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

maddierandolph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

amberacks12's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The mystery was intriguing. The characters were all gross, mostly unlikeable individuals. Someone mutilates a cat. Lots of women get r*ped and murdered. 
Writing it all out like that makes me wonder why I finished this book. 
Probably because I needed to know that it ends. And that the most disgusting men get their due. 
Probably won’t read the next one. 

Enjoyment: 2.5
Educational value: 3
Emotional impact: 2 (this book made me mad)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Abortion

Minor: Antisemitism

samisaidhi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

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