Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

La Fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette by Stieg Larsson

6 reviews

fbc_2122's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Trafficking, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Murder

nicoletiff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Vomit, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Trafficking, Biphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Homophobia, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexism, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, and Suicide

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Trafficking, Medical content, Ableism, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Confinement

aserra's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

2.0

Shocked that this book has above a 4-star rating on here. Admittedly, I did enjoy Lisbeth taking more of the spotlight because, frankly, I find Blomkvist boring and tedious. But is Lisbeth compelling enough to salvage a plot that is the equivalent to a Swedish telenovela? Is Lisbeth compelling enough to overlook the increasing hostility towards the queer community in the narrative (to be clear: I don't know if the author or the translator were homophobic, and I don't have any speculations on the matter; there is, however, undoubtedly homophobic and sexist material in tbe novel)? I don't think so. Plop Lisbeth Salander in a plot and cast of characters that can match her caliber, and I'll read that book. I will not be back for any installments in this series, however.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Lesbophobia

princesspunx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Ableism