Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

61 reviews

ellezagna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

eloisereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Animal death, Torture, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Car accident

fbc_2122's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

photogenicegg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Antisemitism and Animal death

always_em92's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Physical abuse

cclopton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Torture, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Sexism

Minor: Stalking

rattledragons's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Violence, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Torture, and Body shaming

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, and Police brutality

maddierandolph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

a1mello's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

The short review is that the book truly starts to pick up in the middle and is very good overall. The story was very intriguing and well done and kept me interested. The long review is that unfortunately there were several unnecessary scenes in the first half of the book that did nothing to advance the plot or to assist in character development. These could have certainly been excluded without affecting the storyline at all as they felt like they were included for shock value. It should also be known that Lisbeth doesn't truly start to come into the story until about halfway through which was frustrating. Beyond that, the female relationships that the main character has feels very much like it was written by a man, which was wholly annoying and disappointing in comparison to the rest of the books writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Racism, Rape, Animal death, Death, Murder, Sexism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Child abuse

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Car accident

amberacks12's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The mystery was intriguing. The characters were all gross, mostly unlikeable individuals. Someone mutilates a cat. Lots of women get r*ped and murdered. 
Writing it all out like that makes me wonder why I finished this book. 
Probably because I needed to know that it ends. And that the most disgusting men get their due. 
Probably won’t read the next one. 

Enjoyment: 2.5
Educational value: 3
Emotional impact: 2 (this book made me mad)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Torture and Abortion

Minor: Antisemitism