Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

292 reviews

tiamani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

There was an interesting story here somewhere buried beneath useless descriptions of irrelevant people and subplots that didn’t do anything to add to the overarching plot. Tons of needless sexual violence against women in this one and an obvious self insert of the author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

olive_oil_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

slow at first and then fucked UP

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

caralin's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism

syylvie's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

_annika__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

braedenjed's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

cansadadeserfeliz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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: Sexual violence

brodabooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Not so incredible from start to finish, but incredible overall.

Many rollercoasters throughout, well-penned characters with reasonable development. 
 
I especially love how the plot and the characters effortlessly switch control and takeover under Larsson's pacing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

stephdavis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

3.5

Considering how popular this book was, I’m genuinely quite shocked at how dark it is. It is a good psychology thriller (especially for a male author) although there are multiple smaller storylines that could be edited out in my opinion. 

I did like the book overall and see why it was such a craze, but there are just so many moments where Larsson makes his gender biases known and he doesn’t even seem to understand his own female protagonist. 

This is also personal opinion but there was literally no need for Salander and Blomkvist to have a sexual relationship. It really highlights Larsson’s inability to have a female character who isn’t at some point sexualised, even in a consensual manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ladylexi'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is such a great thriller! the main characters are so interesting and the writing is great. 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Murder