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

10 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

sgordon00's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Outside of the teen an YA novels i'm into this is one of the best second book in a trilogy i've ever read. sure it was really dark and sad but twist after twist i couldn't put it down when i had the time to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Rape

esmol's review against another edition

Didn't grab me and was a slog to get through. Didn't mesh with his writing style or characters very much and it was a little too much women violence for me

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

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

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

Minor: War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Outing, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Gun violence

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Rape

maera's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

qi_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 if you want the most literal interpretation of 'kill men energy' .. boy do i have the book for you.

i thought that this might flop since it is the second book in the series and surprisingly, it held up really well!

i appreciate how the plot was well differentiated from the past book but just kept the characters (obviously). i was sceptical about having lisabeth and mikael not directly together however, their method of communication was actually quite fun. their bond is actually cute whether you see it as platonic or romantic (personally i see it more platonic)

i appreciate how the plot was well differentiated from the past book but just kept the characters (obviously). the sex trafficking plot line made a lot of sense and was able to introduce interesting elements/history into the story.

the writing/translation maintains its high standard which was reassuring. now i kind of have to read the third book of stieg larsson's series since this ended on a cliffhanger.

this was the one book i really wanted to finish before 2022 so yay for achievements?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia