Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

43 reviews

sargasso_c's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The book starts pretty strong, lags a bit in the middle, and definitely picks up towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Medical content, Bullying, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

straker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

__luiza's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Sexual assault

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pedophilia, Death, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Rape

jiggityjog's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Child abuse

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

Wasn't for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

gringolet's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The gender stuff is. complicated. Mileage may vary on that front. Personally, I enjoyed this book, and while some of the vast array of interwoven story lines are less engaging or emotionally affecting than others, the central relationship between Oskar and Eli really works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Bullying, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual assault

jaslen2470's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder

jbcrue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Animal death, Body horror, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

beeping_librarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.5

Still unsure what the point was, if there was one, but it was an interesting and unsettling ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Alcoholism