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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson,

Reg Keeland (Translator)

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

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May 09, 2011 Tess Mertens-Johnson added it

I could not put this book down. I loved the twists and turned and how all the characters came together.
It was very meaty, and if you are looking for a "light" read this is not your book.
It took a look at the dark side of humanity, and how individuals can be cold and cruel for their own enjoyment.
I found a parallel in the Vanger family and Lisbeth as to how mental illness can ravage a family, but in different ways. The Vangers were the "haves", so as it did not elude to it specifically, how coul ...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Sarah rated it liked it

I am a coward. Jessie knows this, but still sent me this book.

Another friend, when she heard I was reading it, recoiled in horror and proclaimed it the most misogynistic book she'd ever read. Upon further questioning, she revealed that she'd read the entire trilogy.

So I read it. It's good. It is. I like the Swedishness of it. The unfamiliar place and culture. It's got some hallmarks of my favorite mysteries: small remote community, lots of characters with a "detective" that finds himself immers ...more

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May 16, 2011 Alison rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was not really what I thought it was going to be, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. Great crime thriller and the others are on my to-read list.

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Jun 08, 2011 Kelly rated it it was amazing

I started this book with trepidation as many people have said it is a tough read. I kept waiting for something obviously difficult or slow in the first 300 pages (the marker that had been commented on by others). And while the Swedish town names are difficult to trip over, as I have no idea how to pronounce them (they end up being butchered in my head to the tune of hamburgers and watermelon), and I will certainly agree that things picked up around page 300 and moved much more swiftly, I did not ...more

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Apr 06, 2011 Wendy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: in-translation, mystery-suspense, girls-rock-the-boys, nordic-lit

It took a perfect storm of events for me to pick up this much-hyped book, namely, I read through all the books I brought on vacation and the B&B had this one on the bookswap shelf. Not to mention the massive buildup of pressure from friends and family (except you, Megan, I should have listened!) that if only I would "put up with the slow opening and give the series a try, the last book would be totally worth it!" Which is what, in another 1000+ pages of Swedish white-collar corporational legales ...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Tammy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Was not impressed, but that is usually the case for me when there is lots of praise for a book. Are there any good suspense/mystery writers out there who can write a good story without all the smut? If anyone has recommendations, please leave a comment so I can check them out. Thanks.

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Jan 03, 2011 Jana rated it really liked it

Shelves: just-for-fun

I thought this was a pretty good book. I read this because it was available when my last travel book was finished... I don't usually like to read the "popular" book that's currently going around, but this one was ok and worth the time. ...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Nancy rated it liked it

Shelves: made-into-a-movie

This was an enjoyable thriller. In all honesty I don't feel like it lived up to the hype, but I'm glad I read it and look forward to seeing the movie. I will probably read the rest of the trilogy; I have a feeling the Salander and Blomkvist's relationship will become more interesting, which will make the storyline more appealing to me. ...more

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