Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

5 reviews

kimmyhall's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Trafficking

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

caitlin_aslor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

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

kelsiejankowski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Emotional abuse, Outing, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Trafficking, and Grief