false 6390348 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/63/348/6390348-m-1255570701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/63/348/6390348-s-1255570701.jpg Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.

Harriet Vanger, scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families, disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 2429135 57 1708725 book 2005 Män som hatar kvinnor total:18198|5:5115|4:8416|3:3559|2:812|1:297| 18198 71833 31733 5542 706255 4.03 26247 7774 5602 4.10 1145 135 30346487 630056 1990178 1847243495 9781847243492 31 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1990178.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 4.12 109 A publishing sensation across Europe—two million copies sold and months at the top of best-seller lists

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, Henrik, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

And it’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired by Henrik to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, an astonishing corruption at the highest echelon of Swedish industrialism—and a surprising connection between themselves.

A contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of whom must face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.

]]> 2005 4 84 false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 20:18:51 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 06:03:14 -0700 2008
For a start there’s the hype. Due to past disappointments I am wary of multi-stickered, superlatively praised books.

Then there’s the fact it’s dauntingly huge. You can’t curl up in bed with it, or slip it in your bag to read on the...more...]]> 24130958 59329 2870225 1847246451 9781847246455 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217432120m/2870225.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217432120s/2870225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2870225.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 4.00 50 A publishing sensation across Europe—two million copies sold and months at the top of best-seller lists

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, Henrik, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

And it’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired by Henrik to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, an astonishing corruption at the highest echelon of Swedish industrialism—and a surprising connection between themselves.

A contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of whom must face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.

]]> 2005 4 29 false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 04:46:55 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 05:17:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 66574515 1310564 5291539 0307454541 9780307454546 350 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/52/539/5291539-m-1255570699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/52/539/5291539-s-1255570699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5291539.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 4.01 1114 A sensation across Europe—millions of copies sold

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.

]]> 2005 5 18 false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 14:36:19 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 11:13:12 -0700 2009
I was born and raised in Minnesota, and if you know our state history, you’re already aware that we were predominantly...more...]]> 62036754 395599 6081368 0143170090 9780143170099 11 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6081368.The_Girl_With_the_Dragon_Tattoo 4.15 26 A spellbinding blend of murder mystery, family saga and financial intrigue.

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from the secluded island owned by the Vanger family. No one saw her leave the island, and no body was ever found. Her uncle, Henrik, is convinced she was murdered by a member of her own dysfunctional family. Disgraced journlaist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate.

But when Blomkvist uncovers new evidence, it suddenly becomes too dangerous to proceed alone. Enter Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker with the wisdom of someone twice her age - and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it. She's unwilling to take orders, rides a motorbike like a Hells Angel, and handles makeshift weapons with a skill born of rage.

Together this unlikely team unravels a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out how far they're prepared to go to protect themselves.]]> 2005 5 12 false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 12:12:12 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 23 20:34:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 34202200 82930 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.93 14968
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 1 38 true Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 30 10:06:26 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:02:50 -0800 2008
I may feel less strongly after a few days, but I am having a hard time believing th...more...]]> 37627564 1265504 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 1 26 false Thu Nov 13 10:37:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 10:37:41 -0800 2008 31862305 1241685 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 4 22 false Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 18:02:57 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 19:47:25 -0700 2008
I was told this book had reached DaVinci Code levels of success in Europe...more...]]> 73281241 1787686 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 5 8 false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 02:28:08 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 03:37:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68728894 405390 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 4 6 false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:13:27 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 10 08:36:35 -0800 2009
I’m usually wary when the hype around a book reaches huge proportions and this n...more...]]> 36650368 744602 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 4 5 false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 16:04:49 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 13 17:00:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 33241738 216284 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 5 12 false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 19 06:04:31 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 23 19:14:49 -0800 2009 I haven't had as much time for book reading lately, so it was sheer pleasure to have this page-turner to keep returning to. A financial charlatan, a serial killer, a libel trial, a hacker, an open marriage, an ancient mystery -- all that and more are wrapped up in this complex, evocative thril...more...]]> 22318774 683361 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 5 11 false Thu May 15 13:57:13 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 04 17:43:07 -0700 2009 61871000 1889855 5291539 0307454541 9780307454546 350 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/52/539/5291539-m-1255570699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/52/539/5291539-s-1255570699.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5291539.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198 A sensation across Europe—millions of copies sold

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.

]]> 2005 4 4 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 05:35:24 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 23:28:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 43438613 1253478 2732977 1847245455 9781847245458 124 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2732977.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 4.01 378 2005 5 7 false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 02:10:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 03:49:29 -0800 2009 1
The book centres around a journalist called Blomkvist who has just been sentenced to 3 months in prison for a libelous article in his magasine Millenium against a business big-shot. After his sentencing and decidin...more...]]> 41654618 1757741 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 4 5 false Fri Mar 06 05:34:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:59:43 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 05:34:52 -0800 2009 This book was really unlike any I have read I think....more...]]> 64517331 1289391 6620989 0307272117 9780307272119 58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249217009m/6620989.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249217009s/6620989.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6620989-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo 4.10 142 National Bestseller

An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.

Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pieced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.]]> 2005 4 3 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 09:00:41 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 08:55:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 81913355 2658311 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 0 2 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 20:25:47 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 31 01:39:47 -0800 2009 1
Evidently I will not be the first to say that if you are tested by the first 150 pages or so, stick to it, I don’t know if I could say why, but do.

And it’s a ripping good yarn with a moral. You can’t let being bullied ...more...]]> 36799441 747648 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 4 4 false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 20:29:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 07:54:21 -0800 2008
I liked it]]> 35752426 1175613 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 2 12 true Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 20 07:14:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 30 14:56:58 -0700 2009 1
The first problem I had was in pacing: the first half of the book was pretty much devoted to history and character set-...more...]]> 34254692 180643 2429135 0307269752 9780307269751 4552 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-m-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/135/2429135-s-1255570700.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo 3.95 18198
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.

It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.]]> 2005 5 3 false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 21:41:21 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 21:57:38 -0700 2008 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the exception. Like a Swedish smörgåsbord, this tasty book has a bit of everything: a comically heroic journalist; a family drama with a...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6390348