Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres by Stieg Larsson

33 reviews

ivana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The mystery in this book didn't pull me in like I hoped it would. The writing style wasn't for me either - it felt like big parts filled with exposition followed by big parts filled with dialogue and it never felt cohesive. Not to mention the typical male protagonist written by a man who every woman can't help but want to sleep with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Transphobia

gagne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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 guardianship

mari_lit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

kutreen'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Antisemitism and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Abortion

ellensmith's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

It was good but unsure why everyone has to sleep together 

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Content Warnings

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

shazzalovesnovels's review against another edition

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

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Antisemitism

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

novelyon's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense 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

A book with a fascinating main mystery, with clear and direct prose that makes the clues and their implications easy to understand. However, the subplots in the novel, such as the character Lisbeth's struggle against her ward and the drama surrounding the protagonist's financial magazine, aren't nearly as captivating. The direct prose and dialogue becomes dry in these segments, and there are some disturbing aspects to Lisbeth's story that would change nothing if they were removed. Lisbeth did not need much to establish that she's hardcore, yet the book goes to some unnecessary lengths to make that impression.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion

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

aparnarajan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abortion and Car accident