The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Author: Stieg Larsson
Creator: Reg Keeland
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

165 reviews
Sales Rank: 77

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.6

ISBN: 0307269752
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
EAN: 9780307269751
ASIN: 0307269752

Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, September 2008: Once you start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo. --Dave Callanan

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5 out of 5 stars

Great thriller and much more... in a time of financial crooks January 6, 2009
As other reviews mentioned, this book catchs you and it does not let you breath until you reach the end. Fortunately, the sequel is already in our bookshops here in Spain and I am looking forward to my girlfriend finishing `the girl who played with fire` to go on reading (it's tempting to steal her the book!). Unfortunately, the author died, and we will just have a trilogy. (Maybe fate wished that: too many sequels could be self-defeating).

The plot is greatly constructed in two parallel thriller stories plus a number of personal stories which are also very interesting to read. I would like to underline two things:

First, the great construction of characters.I am thrilled by Lisbeth Salander, hacker-hero, freak and completely un-adorable. It is a great character. But also Mickael or Henrik Vanger. All have their own contradictions and that makes them very deep and close.

Second the premonitory (?) depiction of the corporate-financial world (and the role of journalists therein). When Mickael (Larsson) criticizes the idolatry of journalist to corporate tycoons, one cannot help recalling the recent times when the villains of today -some come to my mind-, were the heroes of the financial world and the financial journalism.

A great book!

Just one minus, not to Larsson, but to the English version. The traslation of the title is unfortunate. It is much more appropiate the original traslation (Men who do not love women). Those who have read the book will understand why.

5 out of 5 stars

Crept Right Up On Me January 6, 2009
It was a bit slow moving out, but once the characters, the atmosphere, and the growing story line were fleshed out this book took off for me! Delightful and wicked! As it grew closer to the end of the book I found myself not wanting it to end. When it did "finish up" I only wanted more! I want the author to explore, further, the irresistible interplay between Mikael and Salander. Lisbeth Salander is unconventional, extremely bright, intriguing and a nice complement to Mikael's practicality. The Vanger family is so full of interesting people and though often strange, I find them compelling and want to delve more into their history and personalities. Wrap all this up in a tale of suspense, treachery, and dark secrets, you will quickly find yourself deep in the world of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

5 out of 5 stars

Takes Some Effort January 5, 2009
One real problem with this lengthy novel is that it encompasses a multitude of characters--most of whom have exactly the same surname! Hence, you really need to invest a lot of effort and valuable time referring back and forth to the expansive genealogical chart conveniently placed in the opening pages. Another difficulty lies with the occasionally awkward translation which, I thought, was a tad shaky with some foreign sounding naratives that seem odd to American ears.

However, if you stick with it, everything and everyone eventually falls into place, and you are rewarded with a fine intelligent mystery with accompanying psychologial pathologies. I might add that I uncovered what I believe to be an unintentional spoiler early on, which kind of took the edge off of the suspense. Query me by submitting a comment to this review and I'll gladly reply and explain.

5 out of 5 stars

Slow start but great second half... left me wanting more January 4, 2009
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I don't do many reviews but I felt compelled to write a review of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it overall, and give it 5 stars.

Pros:
* Interesting to get exposed a bit to swedish culture.
* Great characters. Lisbeth Salandar particularly interesting.
* Great multi-threaded storylines.
* Good blend of mystery and thriller
* Exciting ending

Cons:
* Started slow for me. First chapter or two discusses a corporate corruption story the main character (a reporter) is writing. Didn't grab me right away.
* minor nit-picking: The author tended to swap referring to the characters by their first name or their last name. Not a big deal, but there are several character with the last name of Vanger. Henrik Vanger, the rich patriarch of a family that owns a corporation, and his relatives Harriet, Martin, and Cecilia, among others. So a sentence might go like this: "Martin and Cecilia discussed it with Vanger". That took a little getting used to. Vanger in most cases referred to Henrik, although all three in that sentence had the same last name.
* another minor nit: there was a subplot in the book around Lisbeth and an adversarial relationship with another character. It was loosely resolved halfway through the book, but I expected a bit of follow-up at the end. Perhaps it will be dealt with in the sequel.

Again, overall, one of my favorite reads this year. Can't wait for the sequel.

4 out of 5 stars

Good Story January 3, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

It has been a couple of months since I've read this book, so I don't remember what I liked about it so much. I did enjoy the book and thought that it was an enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the sequel.

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