Reviews

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

martinchap96's review

4.0

Excellent and gripping. A pinnacle of the thriller genre.

ribey's review

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

mi_shell87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

jamyreadsalot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

nicoletiff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

dkamada's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Sexual assault

lilacquiesce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

mapu70's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

jacula's review

4.0

Compelling and intense. Kept me reading longer than I intended!

knightkittyreads's review

4.0

A much easier read than the first book. Find out much more about Lisbeth's past in this book.