Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

13 reviews

nicoletiff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Torture, and Trafficking

soup_of_mandrake's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The series as a whole is amazing. This third part, though you could probably remove half of the book that focuses on side characters and still get a gratifying ending to the the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Sexism and Stalking

Minor: Pedophilia

c_ourte's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Pedophilia

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Trafficking, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Rape, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, and Medical trauma

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

meraru's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Finally a good ending *stares at Millienium V2*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Cursing, and Antisemitism

btemplet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Rape, Stalking, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

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

bookhead420's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, and Domestic abuse