Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres by Stieg Larsson

88 reviews

clemthecat's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.25

I must be missing something, because I didn't really enjoy this book. I've heard how widely successful it's been, so I decided to see what the hype was about. I was disappointed. 

I understand the text is translated from Swedish, but I find the writing very bland... It isn't great writing in my opinion. A lot of info dumps on unnecessary/uninteresting backstory. The characters feel two dimensional, and in dialogue they all sound the same. Blomkvist was a boring man that slept with lots of women and went for runs and made lots of coffee. Cool. Salander was supposed to be "not like the other girls" but I just found her to be this stereotypical "goth girl" "hacker" persona and it was a bit cringey. I felt the author could have fleshed out the characters further. I just couldn't sympathise or relate to anyone.

The plot wasn't that enticing to me. Perhaps it's just not my thing, but I wasn't quite drawn into the mystery, and I was not shocked by any of the revelations. I feel there was far too much narration and not enough actual ACTION. I think that could have made the story much richer. 

Not a very satisfying read for me. It's easy reading, finished in only a few days, but just wasn't my cup of tea. I don't think I'll read the sequel, just because I wasn't impressed with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

cblunier's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Interesting but very violent

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

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

solaceinliterature's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

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

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

It’s really interesting and I did really enjoy it. Definitely a page turner and the mystery was intriguing. A few caveats: 1) the last 100 pages dragged on FOREVER which sucked because the actual mystery part seemed to be resolved quite quickly in relation, 2) I REALLY dislike Mikael and 3) I LOVED Lisbeth which disappointed me because 

why would she fall for Mikael?? She literally reads like a non binary lesbian struggling with comphet and, specifically, feeling the need for control in her relationships with men, specifically older men who are in a position of power over her, because of extensive sexual trauma

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Incest, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia

shannybee's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was definitely enjoyable and decent to drag me back into reading more frequently. There is more criticism than compliments that would come from me, so for now I say “👌🏼good book”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Death of parent

ella_1203's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident and Domestic abuse

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

syllareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I finally picked up book 1 of the Millenium series and I was not disappointed.

The girl with the dragon tattoo (or, the German title "Verblendung", as I read it in German) is the first book in Stieg Larsson's critically acclaimed Millenium series, a slew of books that deal with Mikael Blomkvist, founder of the independent paper "Millenium" (no doubt the reason why this series bears its title), who stumbles over a mystery in book one that he cannot quite let go of. Not exactly because he wants to solve it out of curiosity, but because the "owner" of said mystery, a millionaire named Henrik Vanger, pays him a hefty sum after an article gone awry. Instead of Mikael seeing himself without a job after he's gotten himself into legal trouble over defamation, he gains a simple job: pretend to write a family chronicle while in fact digging for the root of another mystery that has plagued an old man for years: What happened to Harriet Vanger, who vanished off a closed-off island in 1966?

Off to a slow start, Larsson gives himself a good 100+ pages to set the entire stage for his mystery but after the pace picks up, there's not one quiet moment for our MCs who could not be more different: Mikael is soon joined by Lisbeth Salander, a young 24-year-old woman who could not be more different to him if she tried. These two, when finally meeting on-page, make for an iconic if strange duo that mainly functions because Mikael simply accepts everything Lisbeth throws at him and Lisbeth thrives from the freedom he provides her through his actions. After upping the pace like that, Larsson's gritty mystery continues until a finale that left me devouring the pages at breakneck speed. I also fully appreciated the way he doesn't simply cut off the story when all is said and done but gives his characters and readers a chance to catch their breath in his final act of weaving every last bit of story together.

I'm eager to read book two, The girl who played with fire, this month and I hope to continue thinking rather highly of this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content and Car accident