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

Stieg Larsson,

Reg Keeland (Translator)

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Apr 05, 2018 Te-ge Bramhall rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, 2018-favs, all-time-favorites

One of the best series I've read in a long time. Larsson knew ahead of time that he'd written a best seller, and he wasn't wrong. I'm sure I will reread this series more than once. ...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Laura (booksnob) rated it it was ok

Shelves: book-club, 2010, books-into-film

The Girls with the Dragon Tattoo begins as a legal thriller that reminded me of John Grisham's The Firm. It is about 100 pages of complete business talk and legalese and I seriously got lost in translation. I probably would have quit reading at this point but since it was picked by my book club, I kept on reading.

Lisbeth has to be my favorite character, mainly because she rides a motorcycle, doesn't take crap from anyone, especially creepy men, she is an awesome computer hacker and has an super ...more

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May 04, 2011 Heidi Siefkas rated it it was amazing

Outstanding book! Be patient with the first 100 pages. However, the other 400 will fly by in this thriller, love story, mystery, and more coming from Sweden.

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Sep 28, 2010 Samantha rated it really liked it

I liked this. It took a little while before I really warmed to it but by the end I was looking for more! And there were moments when everything was just so clever (and then there were times things weren't that clever) but I think the characters slowly draw you in and its a worthwhile read. ...more

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Aug 27, 2010 Stephanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, books-to-movie

Love this book. Love Scandinavia and Larsson took me back. But boy, the action packing in this book is morbid and intense all the while thrilling. Love how he intermingled so many story lines and characters!!!

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