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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland (Translator)

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| Paperback | 9781847245458

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Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgracContinue

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an international sensation, both as a book and as a movie. Reading the book, it is easy to see why. Fair warning: Do not read this book if you are not prepared to have 590 pages take over large portions of your life ... (read full critics)

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8 people find this helpful

Yes, I bought into the hype, and yes, it was enjoyable. But people, please. These are not the greatest books ever written.

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annemarie said on Aug 29, 2009 | Add your feedback

4 people find this helpful

I understand now why every second person on my morning commute by train is reading this book, it's a bit like The DaVinci Code - a page-turning thriller which is easy to follow. The only bad thing I could say about it was that I was confused by the pace at the end, it seemed like everything unfolded ... (continue)

I understand now why every second person on my morning commute by train is reading this book, it's a bit like The DaVinci Code - a page-turning thriller which is easy to follow. The only bad thing I could say about it was that I was confused by the pace at the end, it seemed like everything unfolded far too quickly compared to the rest of the book's pacing.

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Claire said on Aug 10, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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I never knew before that the Swedish have such talented writers. This book 1 of the Millennium trilogy is really an eye-opener.
Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is like Robert Ludlum meets with James Patterson and Dan Brown. The plot is very complicated with murder, commercial ... (continue)

I never knew before that the Swedish have such talented writers. This book 1 of the Millennium trilogy is really an eye-opener.
Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is like Robert Ludlum meets with James Patterson and Dan Brown. The plot is very complicated with murder, commercial crime, computer hacking and investigative journalism weaved together. Larsson took readers through one mystery after another and eventually to some answers, but not all and hence, leaving readers craving for more.
Looking forward to Book 2. Sadly, Larsson died from a heart attack in 2004, after delivering the Millennium trilogy manuscripts to his publisher. He did not live to see the worldwide phenomenon he had generated.

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Tracy W said on Oct 1, 2009 | Add your feedback

Primera parte de la saga Millennium, la introduccion a Mikael y Lisbeth, un mundo donde la violencia sobre la mujer es permanente y casi siempre sin consecuencias, donde es precisamente una mujer la que se convierte en el arma para tratar de poco a poco poner en equilibrio el desbalanze de generos, ... (continue)

Primera parte de la saga Millennium, la introduccion a Mikael y Lisbeth, un mundo donde la violencia sobre la mujer es permanente y casi siempre sin consecuencias, donde es precisamente una mujer la que se convierte en el arma para tratar de poco a poco poner en equilibrio el desbalanze de generos, ya sea con inteligencia, con crueldad o con amor, pero siempre justificadamente.
La novela en si tiene un inicio que atrapa de inmediato, su desarroyo es agil y aunque el argumento parece mas idealista de lo que es la realidad , es una buena reflexion hacia lo que se a convertido los medios y los empresarios en un mundo manejados por ellos, y casi nunca con buenos resultados. Afloja un poco en las ultimas partes, una vez que el misterio principal es resuelto, pero tambien puede tomarse como lo que era en su momento, un guiño hacia una obvia continuacion.

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Alexa21 2001 said on Jan 31, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

This novel has a very attractive prologue, a slowly official start, a somewhat confusing writing in the middle, and a surprising ending! My first read of a Swedish novel and look forward to discovering more of stories in that part of the world.

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chih said on Jan 16, 2012 | Add your feedback

Can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to reading this but I've absolutely fallen in love with Blomkvist and Salander. Can't wait to read the rest of the Millennium trilogy. I was gripped from start to finish and had to find out how it ended.

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Valentine said on Jan 7, 2012 | Add your feedback