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CW: The book features torture of both people and animals, though most of it after the fact; detaile description of rape (though not gratuitous - it's integral to the story); death of various kinds; prison; discrimination around issues of mental health and disability
I couldn't decide between 4 and 5 - I would give it 4.5. I will think about Lisbeth Salander, one of fiction's most iconic badass women in recent memory, for a long time; she's complex and her reasoning is worth reflecting on. I will ...more
I couldn't decide between 4 and 5 - I would give it 4.5. I will think about Lisbeth Salander, one of fiction's most iconic badass women in recent memory, for a long time; she's complex and her reasoning is worth reflecting on. I will ...more
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 don't normally read thrillers, but I read this one straight through yesterday, which is an endorsement in itself. Very entertaining, intelligent and thought-provoking.
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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 thought this book was decent. After everything I'd read and heard about it, I was expecting the violence to be more graphic. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it's just about as much as any other thriller. It is, however, much like any other thriller. The plot is very fast-paced, and I thought the characters are interesting. Both Blomqvist and Salander are different from other characters I've encountered in thrillers, but the story isn't anything amazingly different. I don't quite un
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It definitely lived up to the hype.
Not nearly as good as all the reviews are saying, but not bad either.
May 04, 2010
Khaliah Williams
marked it as to-read
Sep 20, 2010
Bethany
marked it as to-read
Apr 30, 2012
taeli
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2017
Tanya
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