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nixicat1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident and Abandonment
zamnabatool01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
undecidedpersonality's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Abortion
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Incest
Minor: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent
helenamichelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
taricianr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
khristy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Plot/characters—riveting plot and I enjoyed the characters. They were fleshed out well w good and bad traits. Even when I didn’t agree with their decisions, I liked Lisbeth, B, and Henrik.
Profundity—I need to think on this more. But it addresses treatment of women and mental illness and journalistic ethics so profound issues are addressed.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, and Death of parent
aserra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
- Slow start
- Michael Blomkvist falls into the trope of middle aged white man with suspiciously impressive sexual prowess
- There's a weird amount of description and focus on Salander's body...
- Interesting mystery
- Some people seem to really dislike the writing but, honestly, it's far from the worst I've ever read (it's also far from the best, but it's not terrible y'all)
Personally, despite a lot of tired tropes and my misgivings, I was intrigued enough by the end to continue to book 2, but that's because I already had it. If I didn't, I wouldn't have gotten it.
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Car accident
Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Murder
rachelditty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I think my biggest gripe with the story was the unnecessary romance between Lisbeth and Mikael. I was worried that when their two points of views met in the middle, we'd see them fall in love, or at the very least having sex. Given that he was twice her age, I hated their engagement with each other immediately, and just found it an unnecessary catalyst for the rest of the story. I understand that it was partially needed for Lisbeth to break down some of her walls, but I think the same thing could have been accomplished if they had just become friends, as Mikael had suggested and pushed. By the epilogue, when Lisbeth had admitted she was in love with him, I was rolling my eyes. Maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I would have loved it so much more if the two of them had just become really close friends after such a fucked-up series of events that had pulled them together.
I also found it just a tad strange that Harriet took over as CEO and was also on the board for Millenium, which I know was explained by the fact that she ran the sheep farm in Australia and therefore had a good idea of business, but she had just gotten back from being in hiding for thirty years, it seemed like it was so rushed to make that choice. Maybe time just moved faster because I read the ending so quickly, I don't know.
SO glad Harriet's uncle was able to see her alive at the end. The awful brother and mom both died, the Nazi has cancer, and the corrupt business was thrown to the dirt. You love to see it.
VERY interested in picking up the rest of the series!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dementia