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Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres by Stieg Larsson
88 reviews
chaser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
cassandrareads_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Torture, and Racism
emnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death, and Domestic abuse
gagne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Infidelity, Incest, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Cursing, Pedophilia, Ableism, Animal death, and Abortion
involuntary guardianshipmari_lit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Abortion, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury
the_english_reader's review against another edition
I found the lengths chapters too long. I also found that the whole topic around the legal side of things incredibly boring and long winded. In my opinion it really didn’t need to be what felt like the soul purpose of the book. It just went on far too long. More emphasis could have been made on the actual storyline. I know people will argue that this is the story but I failed to grasp the importance of the long winded chapters just about the legal proceedings.
On a very positive note, I loved how strong and independent Lisbeth is. However, it did make my skin crawl slightly that when we are first introduced to her we get a description of her that is unnecessary and far too sexualised. We do not need to focus on the physical aspect of her appearance so much that we are going into detail about the size of her chest. Unnecessary.
Overall, I am so disappointed in how much I didn’t enjoy this book. I really thought this would be the one I recommend to everyone. I have since watched the film with Daniel Craig. The ending of the story is spectacular and I didn’t see it coming. I just wish the book had kept me engaged long enough for me to experience this properly.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
emmacjmeyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
ellensmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
starsnstitchin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Sexual violence
bubothereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
I thought Larsson wrote strong characters, created a spooky atmosphere, had great pacing, and had fine writing (though it might be better in its native Swedish). But, I can't get past how graphic this novel is. Some scenes are still scarred in my head and I wish I'd never read them. I skimmed over it where I could, but he also wove important plot points into those scenes, so they weren't entirely avoidable.
And though there are parts of Lizbeth Salander that I like as a character, I woefully dislike that he had Blomkvist refer to her as having Asperger's Syndrome (an outdated term, but not sure if it was when this was written). Larsson wrote her VERY stereotypically for autism if this is the case. As an autistic myself, who's also been through loads of trauma, I find it disgusting to paint this violent stereotype—it's not true, even with PTSD. And even if it is true for some, using her as a character with these characteristics makes neurotypicals feel like all autistics are like this (and she's not an own-voice) or make autistics feel mislabeled and unseen.
It's so frustrating to continue having this harmful narrative spread. It's what causes us to get held against or will, or worse.
I really found the mystery intriguing. But, I can't continue with the series for the aforementioned reasons.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence