Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

39 reviews

serena_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

Make sure to look at trigger warnings before reading. Big plot twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

hannahelizza556's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.0

This book added great mystery and suspense into the main storyline. The book investigates the disappearance of Harriet Vanger in Stockholm, the niece of a wealthy businessman Henrik Vanger. The investigation is led by Michel Blomkvist - an investigative journalist. To assist him, Blomkvist he employs Lisbeth Salander, a high tech security hacker to acquire knowledge and history about each of the suspects. 

The chapters follow different points of view from the main characters in the book, Blomkvist, the suspects involved and Lisbeth Salander.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Torture

ghoulish's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

given the blunt and investigative nature of the writing, the story really found its stride during the chunks dedicated to the Harriet Vanger's disappearance, but was very stunted emotionally, making it harder to enjoy the  main characters, who make up the heart of this mystery and counterbalance the graphic and disturbing topics being scrutinized in the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal death, Antisemitism, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

kycerae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• 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, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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

camillesuzannes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

jennifer72's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

I listened to the audio book narrated by Simon Vance. It was riveting especially once it got going. In the beginning I had to concentrate more and focus to learn the characters. This isn't the typical genre I read or listen to. It did have graphic violence which isn't my thing, but there were admirable characters and an interesting plot. I also learned a little bit about Sweden which was interesting to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, and Gore

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