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

Stieg Larsson,

Reg Keeland (Translator)

Start date: March 1, 2012

Finish date: March 31, 2012

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Apr 22, 2011 Suzie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Another book that could have used a good editing. Works well as a mystery novel but gets far more praise than it deserves. It is a fantastic mystery, actually, and I couldn't put it down. However, I more than once found myself rolling my eyes at the cartoonish characters. Sure, that's a staple of mysteries, but Lisbeth Salander - man alive, is she a walking cliche. She actively annoyed me, and I found her morality not only despicable but logically faulty on more than one occasion (it's been a wh ...more

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Feb 22, 2011 Lindsay rated it really liked it

This book started off very slow.
I found the beginning boring and I almost stopped reading.
My friends urged me to keep going.
Once I got half way through the book I couldn't put it down.
It's a murder mystery with an ending that surprised me.
The plot is inteligent and the book is extremly well written.
I would recommend this book to all interested in a Mystery/Drama.
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Aug 11, 2010 Al rated it really liked it

great thriller, kinda slow at the beginning and at the end but the bulk of the book was very entertaining. Really liked how this story took place in Sweden, it was nice to get a different aspect of culture and society. different holidays celebrated, drinks drank, food eaten etc. It will be interesting to see where Salander and Mikael adventures will go in the next book. Its a shame that the author died before he could complete the series though. said they left manuscripts for other books so mayb ...more

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