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Aug 20, 2010
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It started VERY slow. I thought, quite honestly, that I was going to have to put it down. Then, later I really got into it.
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I wish that I could give half stars because I liked this book more than 3 stars, but I didn't like it enough for four stars. 3.5 would be just right. I really loved the story about the Vangar family and the mystery plot - it always held my interest and was a good story and I liked the character of Blomkvist - both intriguing and compelling story lines. However, I think that the author could have edited down the details on the Wennerstrom affair a bit. I found myself kind of bored for the last 30
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I read this business-class thriller on my honeymoon. The graphic depictions of violence against women (though infrequent) made it rough going for a bit- but overall, this is one of the most well-crafted books I have ever read. The mystery is thrilling, and even when you sort of know what's going to happen... you don't really know. I am not sure I loved the two key protagonists, but in the end that's not the point- they were incredibly human, with human temperaments and fallacies. The story is fi
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Genre fiction, but a genre new to me: liberal, Swedish detective novels. I did enjoy it, though it was disturbing. Perhaps I would have been more prepared if it had been published with the Swedish title: Men who Hate Women.
I always discount books that get a lot of hype and so I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Also, I happen to love the combination of mystery and character development. That said, it is clearly a pulp novel--not the greatest work of recent fiction to be translated into English.
Not nearly as good as all the reviews are saying, but not bad either.
Intriguing.
Intense but gripping!
May 04, 2010
Khaliah Williams
marked it as to-read
