Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Äldre dam med mörka hemligheter by Helene Tursten

23 reviews

bubbeleh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

literary_lyette's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and War

where_the_books_live's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

annaf90's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Cancer, Pedophilia, Dementia, Car accident, and Death of parent

revoli's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Car accident, and Death of parent

24carrotgay's review against another edition

dark lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

I enjoyed this book, especially as we got to see more into Maud’s past. I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the ending, though. I hope there will be another book to tie up some loose ends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

bessadams's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Alcohol

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

goeagles91n's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Murder

meshuganush's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was fun! As a sequel I can't help but compare it to the original. I was quite surprised because the first book was set up as short stories (murderous vignettes), but this book read more as a continuous story with connected chapters. It also allowed us to learn more about Maude's childhood and laugh and made her a more fully fleshed out character. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

Maude is less murderous in this book, or at least less successfully murderous but in most cases more justified. Except for the attack of her professional rival, the rival was awful but it felt a little to small for Maude to try to kill her. And because she was so unsuccessful in the killing it felt much more gruesome and cruel.