Riku's review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Nafiul wrote: "I see...my sister forces me to read romance novels sometimes! :) :P"
i do draw my lines at such extremes :) But this book is a joy to read man you might want to check it out
Nafiul wrote: "I added it....but I have read mixed reviews about it...but then again this is a sweedish book....and I might just try it...but be careful...there are many acts of terror against women! :P"
after having just read Lolita, I think I'll be more immune to shock..
Nafiul wrote: "Yikes...is it that bad?? I know Tolstoy can be a real butt sometimes."
'bad' is not the word i would use.. let us just say it is extreme.
Nafiul wrote: "lol....
I guess so...
So, do write a good review on it...I am planning to read it, and if you recommend it, I will! :)"
will try to...
Nafiul wrote: "lol"
The review is up. Your call now :) I would recommend the book. it is a great read.
Nafiul wrote: "Now.....this review is just WOW. You have a very sophisticated manner of reviewing books! :)"
Thank you so much! Glad that you enjoyed it. :)
Nafiul wrote: "It was done with impressive detail as well! :D"
It is such a tragedy. Larsson could have been one of the literary heavyweights.
I had to break my oath of not spending too much time on GR just to read your review. It was totally worth it!
Tanu wrote: "I had to break my oath of not spending too much time on GR just to read your review. It was totally worth it!"
Even during exam time, I would say you can classify GR time as productive time :)
Thanks for the comment!
Rakhi wrote: "Good one Riku :) Those are some thought provoking questions you have raised!...Worth read."
Thank Rakhi. But it is not I who raised them. :)
Mohit wrote: "And Apple is not evil?"
Just an observation man - it is made very obvious in the book and I was taking a dig at that.
I am an unabashed fanboy too - so you can also consider it a self-dig if you want. This is how I would do too, my villains would never use a mac either :) So I found it very funny.
Tremendous, thought-provoking, and fun to read. Your reviews are dazzling.
My wife loved the book. Your review is very motivating for me to finally get to it.
Jim wrote: "Tremendous, thought-provoking, and fun to read. Your reviews are dazzling.
My wife loved the book. Your review is very motivating for me to finally get to it."
Thanks Jim! Do let me know what you thought of the book once you get around to reading it.
Srinivas wrote: "great review riku . i never read such in depth review."
Thank you Srinivas! You might enjoy the book more after an Agatha Christie mystery :)
This was a difficult book for me. A friend had to encourage me to read it. I agree that Larsson spends too much time on details that don't matter, especially at the beginning. It does amaze me how popular this series became. The original movie was great however.
Great review.
Moonbutterfly wrote: "This was a difficult book for me. A friend had to encourage me to read it. I agree that Larsson spends too much time on details that don't matter, especially at the beginning. It does amaze me how ..."
Thanks! I think we can see the uncut diamond in there... that might be why it shot off in popularity. Or it could be due to my discovery that I included as a post script :)
Yeah, I always felt this book was in need of a serious editor. It didn't feel like a final draft. Interesting story but was lacking for me. I think the writing style had much to do with that. For me this book was the best of the series.
Moonbutterfly wrote: "Yeah, I always felt this book was in need of a serious editor. It didn't feel like a final draft. Interesting story but was lacking for me. I think the writing style had much to do with that. For m..."
Oh! I was hoping it gets better with the next two...
I appreciated your thoughtful review. Even with zillions of readers, one usually only gets a visceral response on its entertainment value. great for you to unpack the strengths of the book in various spheres. The breakdown of different pathways for response to abuse wasa helpful framework. It's wise sometimes to wait a year or two for the dust to settle on really popular books, so maybe your review will move some of those folks.
Michael wrote: "I appreciated your thoughtful review. Even with zillions of readers, one usually only gets a visceral response on its entertainment value. great for you to unpack the strengths of the book in vari..."
Thanks Michael! I hardly read a popular book without a personal recc, so that works out sometimes. 'cartoonishness of the characters'! loved that.
Loved your review. I saw the Swedish movies, and really liked them. Now i'm even more motivated to read the books. :)
Traveller wrote: "Loved your review. I saw the Swedish movies, and really liked them. Now i'm even more motivated to read the books. :)"
Naughty! GO stand in the corner for peeking at movies before reading the books!
Heh, i must admit that that is the reason i haven't been curious enough to read the books yet. Watching movies of a book first does tend to spoil the book a bit, isn't it? :S
Traveller wrote: "Heh, i must admit that that is the reason i haven't been curious enough to read the books yet. Watching movies of a book first does tend to spoil the book a bit, isn't it? :S"
A bit, yeah sure.
Riku wrote: "How does the swedish ones compare with the new english one?"
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Nafiul wrote: "I see...my sister forces me to read romance novels sometimes! :) :P"i do draw my lines at such extremes :) But this book is a joy to read man you might want to check it out
Nafiul wrote: "I added it....but I have read mixed reviews about it...but then again this is a sweedish book....and I might just try it...but be careful...there are many acts of terror against women! :P"after having just read Lolita, I think I'll be more immune to shock..
Nafiul wrote: "Yikes...is it that bad?? I know Tolstoy can be a real butt sometimes."'bad' is not the word i would use.. let us just say it is extreme.
Nafiul wrote: "lol....I guess so...
So, do write a good review on it...I am planning to read it, and if you recommend it, I will! :)"
will try to...
Nafiul wrote: "lol"The review is up. Your call now :) I would recommend the book. it is a great read.
Nafiul wrote: "Now.....this review is just WOW. You have a very sophisticated manner of reviewing books! :)"Thank you so much! Glad that you enjoyed it. :)
Nafiul wrote: "It was done with impressive detail as well! :D"It is such a tragedy. Larsson could have been one of the literary heavyweights.
I had to break my oath of not spending too much time on GR just to read your review. It was totally worth it!
Tanu wrote: "I had to break my oath of not spending too much time on GR just to read your review. It was totally worth it!"Even during exam time, I would say you can classify GR time as productive time :)
Thanks for the comment!
Rakhi wrote: "Good one Riku :) Those are some thought provoking questions you have raised!...Worth read."Thank Rakhi. But it is not I who raised them. :)
Mohit wrote: "And Apple is not evil?"Just an observation man - it is made very obvious in the book and I was taking a dig at that.
I am an unabashed fanboy too - so you can also consider it a self-dig if you want. This is how I would do too, my villains would never use a mac either :) So I found it very funny.
Tremendous, thought-provoking, and fun to read. Your reviews are dazzling. My wife loved the book. Your review is very motivating for me to finally get to it.
Jim wrote: "Tremendous, thought-provoking, and fun to read. Your reviews are dazzling. My wife loved the book. Your review is very motivating for me to finally get to it."
Thanks Jim! Do let me know what you thought of the book once you get around to reading it.
Srinivas wrote: "great review riku . i never read such in depth review."Thank you Srinivas! You might enjoy the book more after an Agatha Christie mystery :)
This was a difficult book for me. A friend had to encourage me to read it. I agree that Larsson spends too much time on details that don't matter, especially at the beginning. It does amaze me how popular this series became. The original movie was great however.Great review.
Moonbutterfly wrote: "This was a difficult book for me. A friend had to encourage me to read it. I agree that Larsson spends too much time on details that don't matter, especially at the beginning. It does amaze me how ..."Thanks! I think we can see the uncut diamond in there... that might be why it shot off in popularity. Or it could be due to my discovery that I included as a post script :)
Yeah, I always felt this book was in need of a serious editor. It didn't feel like a final draft. Interesting story but was lacking for me. I think the writing style had much to do with that. For me this book was the best of the series.
Moonbutterfly wrote: "Yeah, I always felt this book was in need of a serious editor. It didn't feel like a final draft. Interesting story but was lacking for me. I think the writing style had much to do with that. For m..."Oh! I was hoping it gets better with the next two...
I appreciated your thoughtful review. Even with zillions of readers, one usually only gets a visceral response on its entertainment value. great for you to unpack the strengths of the book in various spheres. The breakdown of different pathways for response to abuse wasa helpful framework. It's wise sometimes to wait a year or two for the dust to settle on really popular books, so maybe your review will move some of those folks.
Michael wrote: "I appreciated your thoughtful review. Even with zillions of readers, one usually only gets a visceral response on its entertainment value. great for you to unpack the strengths of the book in vari..."Thanks Michael! I hardly read a popular book without a personal recc, so that works out sometimes. 'cartoonishness of the characters'! loved that.
Loved your review. I saw the Swedish movies, and really liked them. Now i'm even more motivated to read the books. :)
Traveller wrote: "Loved your review. I saw the Swedish movies, and really liked them. Now i'm even more motivated to read the books. :)"Naughty! GO stand in the corner for peeking at movies before reading the books!
Heh, i must admit that that is the reason i haven't been curious enough to read the books yet. Watching movies of a book first does tend to spoil the book a bit, isn't it? :S
Traveller wrote: "Heh, i must admit that that is the reason i haven't been curious enough to read the books yet. Watching movies of a book first does tend to spoil the book a bit, isn't it? :S"A bit, yeah sure.
Riku wrote: "How does the swedish ones compare with the new english one?"Noomi Rapaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
in
Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
http://youtu.be/r-EZC5zn2Fk
One of my friends insisted I read this.. So had no real choice in the matter