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Rebekah
I attempted to read this book a few years ago when it was really popular and couldn't get past the first part. The pacing is a bit odd throughout. The first part is fairly boring, the middle is a gripping page-turner, and then somehow the climax follows with another pretty boring section to the end. It was hard to get into the foreign names and corporate shenanigans at the beginning. The Swedish title of this book is "Men Who Hate Women" and that is the more appropriate title. This book is distu ...more
Neil
Feb 03, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: thriller
I am giving it 5 stars because even though I'd seen the Daniel Craig version of the film I still found the book a compulsive page turner and was up in the middle of the night reading it. I know the time line of the story dictates it, but I still find it strange that the three resolutions to the story Martin/Harriet/Wennerstrom decrease in suspense giving a slightly anti-climatic finish to the book. ...more
Tanya
It took me until the end of Chapter 6 to get into this book, but after that, it was well worth the read and had multiple climaxes as a finish, which was oh so satisfying.
Stephanie
Aug 27, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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!!!
Wanda
Jul 13, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery
Fantastic--looking forward to the other two.
Diane
Apr 15, 2010 rated it really liked it
Great story; can't put it down! ...more
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