Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Denise Mina

250 reviews

nicolermcmath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal death, Sexual assault, Murder, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

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

ghostscience's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Torture

ellezagna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

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

rmoore15's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

rabbithalliwell's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

mark_gm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Incredibly well-written twist on the normal form of modern thriller/mystery. There were some oddly dark and intense moments but that added to the complexity and ability to enjoy the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture

Though everything is detailed, you have to remember that a text covering such mature topics comes naturally in this genre and might be perceived as darker or lighter dépendant on each reader

cheriejanette's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Intense character depth, I don't think I've read anything like it before. That being said, I debated giving four stars because it moved too slowly for me, and I kept getting bored and thought repeatedly about not finishing it. I decided to give 4 stars because the story was really good, and the characters were so well done.

I needed a Vanger Family Tree to keep track of so many characters, though, and I could have done without a lot of the superfluous information, which felt like filler just to make the book longer. 🤔 3.5 stars?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

maddies_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

The first half of the book is slow but when it picks up the wait is worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Rape, Incest, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Antisemitism