Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Denise Mina

7 reviews

rcaudf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

This is my second read of the book in several year, and I still haven’t figured out how I feel about it. On one hand, it’s violent and explicit and the usage of the “all the women want to sleep with the male main character” trope greatly annoys me makes it feel a bit like the author’s self insert. On the other hand, it is still one of the best and most technically written mysteries that I have ever read, and the effort of the character building shows through in the thoroughness and complexity of the details. Maybe I’ll revisit it again in several years and try to figure out how I feel about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

undecidedpersonality's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Incest, Car accident, Animal death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Kidnapping, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

jamieholton's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

A slow burner, but boy what a fire it lits! Once it got going I didn't want to put it away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Gun violence, and Confinement

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Ableism, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Dementia, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

camillesuzannes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

caitasoflate's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Sexism, Incest, Stalking, and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Eating disorder