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I haven't stayed up until 5am to finish a book in a while - it felt good. This was a great murder-mystery thriller, and more interesting as it's set in Sweden and deals with journalists, corporations, and hackers. Good stuff!
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Exciting and fast paced. It turns out most of the readers in my family had loved this one so I decided to check it out, even though I'm not really a mystery reader. But it was good, and I read it in a day, which was all I really wanted.
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I really wanted to see what all the fuss was about so I picked up the book and it sat around for a few weeks, eventually I started thumbing through it. The first twenty pages confused me. I couldn't decide if it was my state of mind or the plot. Eventually I decided to do something I've never done before. I watched the film first, the Swedish version with subtitles. It actually helped. I started to see how the pieces would fit together and it eased the transitions and blended the various storyli
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Call me a sheep; I enjoyed reading this thriller just like everyone else in the world. Lisbeth Salander is one of the most original and intriguing heroines to come along in fiction in a while. Noomi Rapace is perfect, perfect casting and just blew me away when I saw the film, which added to my wanting to read the rest of the series. Am now on book 3...
First of all, this book needs a trigger warning. The blurb on the back called it a "sexy thriller." I'd like to tell the quoted man that simply because it has sex does not mean that it's sexy.
It was a quick read, despite its length, because I did want to see what happened. I'm not quite infatuated with Salander as everyone else seems to be, but I liked her well enough and will probably read the subsequent books. I did think Blomkvist was a rather one-dimensional character. I didn't hate him, so ...more
It was a quick read, despite its length, because I did want to see what happened. I'm not quite infatuated with Salander as everyone else seems to be, but I liked her well enough and will probably read the subsequent books. I did think Blomkvist was a rather one-dimensional character. I didn't hate him, so ...more
Apr 26, 2010
Jade
added it
there are a lot of open-faced sandwiches in this book.
Took a little while to get into, but worth it.
Fast-paced read that kept me thorougly entertained on a trans-atlantic flight. Does have a few graphic/twisted scenes, so beware if that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea... Looking forward to #2 in the trilogy.
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I only have 20 pages left- I can't believe I have to work all day and can't finish- how did I let this happen??
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Phew! Where are my car keys? Must get the 2nd one. Like, now.
Overrated.
For the first half I did NOT like this book. Then -- pretty much once the two main characters finally start working together -- it picked up a bit and started to improve. A lot of things about Lisbeth's characterization still bother me; she seems to be a caricature of your dad's idea of a punk girl, it seems very contrived and removed.
I'll read the second one but I'm going to save it for a vacation or something. ...more
I'll read the second one but I'm going to save it for a vacation or something. ...more
Read during my vacation to Boston. Once I got past the first fifty pages, it was a page turner. There is some hinky stuff that creeped me out - that I didn't expect - but overall I really enjoyed it. Well written.
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Apr 09, 2010
odawg Diggity
marked it as to-read
Great book!
Dec 04, 2009
Marie
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