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First in a trilogy about Lisbeth Salander, an anti-social, computer-hacking, crime-solving genius. Or whatever.
Originally written in Swedish, the translation into (British) English leaves a lot to be desired. It's unintentionally funny at times due to awkward phrasing and overly-simplistic writing. The author also spends an inordinate amount of time explaining how everyone uses Apple computers and how all the furniture comes from IKEA (I guess we, the readers, are supposed to know what each name ...more
Originally written in Swedish, the translation into (British) English leaves a lot to be desired. It's unintentionally funny at times due to awkward phrasing and overly-simplistic writing. The author also spends an inordinate amount of time explaining how everyone uses Apple computers and how all the furniture comes from IKEA (I guess we, the readers, are supposed to know what each name ...more
Major Point: If you are uncomfortable with or triggered by graphic, repeated descriptions of sexual violence do NOT read. Seriously. Do not disregard the other warnings because you have heard such great things about this book. It is in no way worth it.
Basic problems: terrible writing (seriously, at 9:00 x happened, then at 6:00 x happened, at 7:15 _ decided to do x instead...), gratuitous sexual violence, unbelievable two-dimensional characters, a graphic weak plot that requires exceptional susp ...more
Basic problems: terrible writing (seriously, at 9:00 x happened, then at 6:00 x happened, at 7:15 _ decided to do x instead...), gratuitous sexual violence, unbelievable two-dimensional characters, a graphic weak plot that requires exceptional susp ...more
Awesome, awesome, awesome. I didn't think I would fall for the hype at first--I read the back cover and felt unimpressed by the synopsis. But this book is SO much better than the summary lets on. I don't think I've ever read a mystery with so much detail cleanly worked into the plot. You're constantly paying attention and trying to put the pieces together, up to the very end. This isn't a quickie Dan Brown mystery...it's smarter than that. Plus, I'm totally fascinated by teh relationships betwee
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Pretty much everyone I know who has read this book says the same thing-it takes a while to get in to but then it's great. I felt like after the first 150 pages I was hooked but that's not to say that I hated the first 150 pages because I didn't-it just wasn't as interesting as the rest.
There are more than enough reviews out there that recount the story with much more detail than I can almost a year and a half after I read it so I won't bother. The bottom line is the book takes a while to get go ...more
There are more than enough reviews out there that recount the story with much more detail than I can almost a year and a half after I read it so I won't bother. The bottom line is the book takes a while to get go ...more
Not something I typically would pick up & read but I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to any lovers of mystery. Interesting characters. Translated from the Swedish to English so it loses a touch in the translation. Looking forward to reading the next book in the trilogy.
angela lansbury nostalgia meets graphic violence against women. definitely need more than an hour to solve this caper.
This was a great read, it kept me engaged to the very end. I did find the ending a little cheesy though but in spite of that I now really want to read the next book in the series.
I had already heard over and over that it starts slow, so I was ready for that. I just kept going and then all of a sudden, I couldn't put it down. Loved it.
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I really liked the mystery but did not like the underlying financial story as much. Overall, it was a good book. I'm excited to read the next one!
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Oct 04, 2009
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