Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

44 reviews

nightshade_1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

₊꒰  ⊹ ࣪—˚Final thoughts 

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Started : 10th  October 
Finished  12th October 
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The premise of this book was really good at first it started off really slow I don’t think I would’ve picked this up if it wasn’t for a buddy read something to tick off my tbr really now! 
I really enjoyed the concept on how dark and mysterious this was.

||The characters in this was good it did sort of grip you in ways trying to solve a missing person case moving to a new city can be quite daunting in one go.
At times this book turned out really slow and then fast in places where you can read a big chunk and then so little it was hard to process in times what was going on.😭
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||I really enjoyed the dark and mysterious vibe for sure this would be a really good read to read in the dark for that sort of vibe I loved how it also had family complications whilst in the journalist system that was interesting to see. 
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||Lisbeth is literally queen in this book ! Such bad ass character gave no rats ass to get information she always speaks her mind even when people are in the wrong! 
There was so many characters aswell mikael for example to say that he sounds like a dead beat father I still believe he still cares in heart even after having a love affair with someone else even if he was in the wrong doing that to his own family.||

||Erika: it took me a long while to get to understand Erika but she loves  her job with a passion and confident women in her work doesn’t take no for an answer||

The ending: 
|| Im not sure how i likd the ending i get there was a. twist and turn with the father and harriet but overall i did like the whole story itself||

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

lubejuice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

2.25

so gd slow and the SA scenes obnoxiously graphic. it’s something you can tell was written by a man (derogatory) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Murder

miss_anthrope's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

frenchfrybri's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

lisbeth salander is an icon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Murder

_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

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

summerlyn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

There is too much unnecessary information in this book. The plot doesn’t progress until about 60% in and Lisbeth isn’t really a main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

carafeeley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Mental illness

Minor: Incest

helenrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Antisemitism, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

annilikesbooks's review against another edition

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

3.0

It started kinda slow and was a bit of a drag but It picked up pace and I guessed

that Harriet is alive

I did not appreciate the excessive descriptive scene of gruesome acts against women but I guess the book is a product of its time. 
It's a engaging mystery novel but it was not really extraordinary and the plot didn't surprise me that much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment