Reviews

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Denise Mina

jmrprice's review against another edition

4.0

Intriguing and keeps you thinking...

gloriouslycrazy104_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A very good book i wont lie the start and the end- i skimmed through it cause it was a lot of financial investigating which counted for around 200 pages but research is superb and the mystery and how it unveils is dont very well. Definitely A LOT of tws so if your sensitive to stuff like that dont read

lilalia's review against another edition

5.0

Always a good read, even all these years later. No one compares to Lisabeth.

lethaldose's review against another edition

2.0

Am I the only person that truly hates this book. I was bored to death and think Lisbeth Salander is one of the worst characters I have ever had the misfortune to try an read.

stilestastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Stalking, Racism, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

richellemitchell's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Ableism, Murder, and Rape

azzimtiaz's review against another edition

5.0

This series was absolute bonkers but entertaining

tiatyndallk's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

kate_e_l's review against another edition

4.0

Overall, it is a entertaining read. I loved the twist, Lisbeth Salander as a character, the main plot line, and it’s overall themes. However, the book is for sure not perfect. It took about 300 pages to pick up speed. Also, the secondary storyline was just not necessary. After the climax of the book, the secondary plot becomes the main focus. But it’s so uninteresting compared to the main one, and also does not make sense thematically. If I could give it a 3.5 rating, I would.

randeerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The first half was incredibly slow. It took forever to build up to the actual storyline. I am also still trying to figure out why it was necessary to use such graphic detail to describe a violent sexual assault to one of the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Dementia