Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

7 reviews

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Trafficking, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mimamilli's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Infidelity, Torture, Chronic illness, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Rape

sgordon00's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-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

4.25

One of the best trilogy books i've read in a while. The second book was the accelerant for this third book and it did not disappoint. Now i'm waiting to watch the movies the books were based off of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Alcohol, Classism, Blood, Death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Murder

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Racism, Stalking, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Confinement, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

meraru's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

Finally a good ending *stares at Millienium V2*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Cursing, and Antisemitism

condor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Audiobook narration is absolutely fantastic with all the voices. The story is captivating right through to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Death, and Gaslighting

nila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

FIVE FRICKIN' STARS!!!! 

If I had to nitpick, I'd say the lead-up to the "big event" was a bit long, I would've wanted it to have lasted longer, especially considering all the information the reader is presented for during the first 550 pages. Larsson's writing has just gotten better and better in this series. Gone are the awkward product placements, the random English terms, and there are fewer "experiemental" expositions (are whatever you call them). I still think it's weird that he keeps referring to characters with their full names, even Salander and Blomkvist... Speaking of names, there's also a sequence in the book that annoyed me to bits because Larsson for some reason had to name two secondary/minor characters Benny, and another one where two characters named Niedermann and Nieminen were interacting. Needlessly confusing, in my opinion. 

Again, a warning of how graphic the descriptions of violence, sex and all kinds of terrible things. DO NOT READ if you are sensitive to it! I've done my best to include all the content warnings I could think of. 

But the stars of the show are all the women. Honestly, whatever kind of female character you want, they're in this book. Flawed, ambitious, insecure, innocent, naïve, assertive etc. etc. My personal favorite being Annika Giannini. Throughout the entire book I just wanted more from her, and then in the end when she had her moment, I was basically just fistpumping the air every paragraph. One of my favorite literary characters, for sure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Homophobia and Panic attacks/disorders