Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Denise Mina

16 reviews

meraru's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Out of all the traumatic, horrible things that happened in this story, Lisbeth having coffee and toasts with pickle slices was the hardest to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexism, Racism, Pedophilia, Drug use, Xenophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Misogyny, Mental illness, Death, Incest, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, and Trafficking

There's several rape scenes, also several of the deaths are described in graphic detail.

boogiebeez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

this shit insane

• I never read mystery but this was actually very good!
•  definetly was a good book to make into a movie cause the dialogue in the book feels like a movie script.
• I 🖤 lisbeth salander
• i feel like I'm probably not gonna read the other books in the series but you never know 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Incest, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Ableism, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Body shaming, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Confinement

nixicat1's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment and Car accident

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

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

princesspunx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Murder, Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Suicide, Physical abuse, Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Incest, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Eating disorder, Ableism, Alcohol, Racism, and Religious bigotry

eanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

abbileigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Animal death

aoifestardust's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent