Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Låt den rätte komma in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

119 reviews

mafaichney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Suicide, Animal death, Pedophilia, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Xenophobia

vlpfeiffer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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

3.5

I've been curious about this book for quite a while and finally picked it up. I had seen the movie when I was much younger and remember the atmospheric and tense vibes that really appealed to me. After struggling to get through halfway I watched the film again and realized I much prefer the film, which is a rare phenomenon. But watching it did get me to finish the book to finish the comparison. 

There were several arcs that seemed unnecessary and it seems that the filmmakers felt the same. Several characters I was forced to slog through with little to no connection to the plot until the end. And the relationship to Hakan, which

in the film was more mysterious and felt more like a genuine father/daughter or thrall situation turned into an unnecessarily disgusting portrayal of a pedophile who has latched himself onto this child vampire in an attempt to assuage his proclivities by way of justifying it through the lens of 'she's not REALLY a kid so it's okay'. All the while some of the most vile descriptions of sexual attraction and behavior towards children seemed unnecessary and just there to horrify. Which, duh, horror, but for my personal tastes was not a thread I was happy about.

 

Otherwise, things were neatly tied together with a hint of sweet justice for Oskar's antagonists and a deserved outcome for Hakan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Torture, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

bebodotcom's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Gore, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

kroegarpytt's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

🧛‍♀️ Dark, uncomfortable, but very thrilling and exciting.
4 stars to 5 in hindsight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Pedophilia

mirrorofneptune's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

2.25

An interesting take on the vampire genre but a little too much child endangerment for my liking 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

pristineparasite's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

c0rpsekat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Excrement, Torture, and Animal death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Bullying, and Animal death

kaanda's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

Extremely dark in so many ways, but fantastic at holding tension. Truly horrific.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Fatphobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

mccalab's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcoholism, Rape, Pedophilia, Bullying, Addiction, Child abuse, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Trafficking

scumlow's review against another edition

dark

1.0

a solid could-not-finish. disgusting. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Torture