Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

龙文身的女孩 by Stieg Larsson

51 reviews

helenrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, and Incest

Moderate: Abortion, Confinement, Grief, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Mental illness

dkamada's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Car accident, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Violence

annilikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

It started kinda slow and was a bit of a drag but It picked up pace and I guessed

that Harriet is alive

I did not appreciate the excessive descriptive scene of gruesome acts against women but I guess the book is a product of its time. 
It's a engaging mystery novel but it was not really extraordinary and the plot didn't surprise me that much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Dementia, Death, Confinement, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, Body horror, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Murder, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Abortion, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

marshalleewrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Incest, Alcohol, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Physical abuse

decie's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, Torture, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Gore, Animal death, and Death of parent

randeerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The first half was incredibly slow. It took forever to build up to the actual storyline. I am also still trying to figure out why it was necessary to use such graphic detail to describe a violent sexual assault to one of the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Dementia

eloisereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Animal death, Torture, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Car accident

dishwaterpossum's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

Oh this was so dark. I knew it was going to be but wheeeew. Great twists and turns through the Scandinavian landscape. I loved the breadth of the mystery and how it all dovetails together.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

always_em92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Physical abuse

padsworth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death of parent, Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse