Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

16 reviews

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

finnft4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Definitely interesting. I think this was definitely an important book to write, especially in regards to overlooked problems. But I did feel like some of it got ahead of itself and ended up coming off as a bit melodramatic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Incest, Death, Eating disorder, Drug use, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Torture

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

neridan's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

caitasoflate's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Sexism, Incest, Stalking, and Alcoholism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Religious bigotry

Minor: Infidelity