Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

3 reviews

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Racism, Stalking, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Confinement, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, and Rape

shebbyreads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I found the first two books to be so boring, like painfully so. This book tied everything together and even though my fav Lisbeth was unconscious for the first portion of the book it was a million times more interesting than the first book specifically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Biphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia