Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres by Stieg Larsson, Martin Lexell, Juan José Ortega Román

23 reviews

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

ginny1321's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Incest, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

_emma_rose_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

Here's the thing: this book is well written. The mystery/investigative journalism parts are very enjoyable. And yet, despite the fact that the book carries an overall theme of Men Who Hate Women Are Bad, the female characters are poorly written and very sexualized. I personally did not enjoy how graphic parts of the book are and I can't say I recommend it due to the way the female characters are introduced, described, and used throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing and Incest