Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

340 reviews

lids_84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I had heard this was a must read book so decided to read. 50 pages, even 100 I was stumped as to what the hype was about. I was bored and did not see that this was for me, but every review said I must continue. The reviews were right!! 

This turned out to be an absolutely enthralling thriller. Some parts were quite graphic and disturbing, so little warning there. Overall I became really invested in characters and the story and am so glad I pushed on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

zdanielle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Incest, and Rape

evie_wonder's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

trubelmaker's review against another edition

Graphic description of rape that made want to cry and left me upsey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, and Ableism

jpalms0626's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Reading this book in 2024 was tough, a lot of the character descriptions felt rather dated and offensive at times. I found it super weird how characters talked about Salander, though I’m not sure if that was the point (to make us dislike the characters discussing her) the mystery portion was interesting, especially between like 50-75 percent. Before and after that the pacing felt slow and off. Not for me, it was an okay story and well developed mystery that wasn’t too off the walls with twists, so I did like that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Antisemitism

jclynch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Incest, Animal death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death

meganbytes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

brakebills42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Minor: Xenophobia and Abortion

zeldatart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

i would have liked to see more lisbeth/mikael interacts to understand their relationship a bit more. also, why is there no trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. overall a thrilling read but made my stomach turn sometimes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Murder

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, and Torture