Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Denise Mina

21 reviews

laura_nel13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Animal death, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness

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

khristy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

Writing—does its job. 
Plot/characters—riveting plot and I enjoyed the characters. They were fleshed out well w good and bad traits. Even when I didn’t agree with their decisions, I liked Lisbeth, B, and Henrik. 
Profundity—I need to think on this more. But it addresses treatment of women and mental illness and journalistic ethics so profound issues are addressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Misogyny, Abortion, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Antisemitism, and Slavery

Moderate: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

Minor: Grief, Abortion, Addiction, Dementia, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

kxrxxrcher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Incest

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Torture, Alcoholism, Animal death, Stalking, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

ivana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The mystery in this book didn't pull me in like I hoped it would. The writing style wasn't for me either - it felt like big parts filled with exposition followed by big parts filled with dialogue and it never felt cohesive. Not to mention the typical male protagonist written by a man who every woman can't help but want to sleep with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Transphobia

serena_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

Make sure to look at trigger warnings before reading. Big plot twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

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

kycerae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

z_oe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, and Eating disorder

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