The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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Did Anyone Else Hate This Book?
Emma wrote: "I have to be honest; I hated this book.I found the first third of the book clunky, slow and bogged down with jargon and pointless detail.
I found it disturbing and hard to read (which is not nec..."
Emma wrote: "I have to be honest; I hated this book.
I found the first third of the book clunky, slow and bogged down with jargon and pointless detail.
I found it disturbing and hard to read (which is not nec..."
Emma wrote: "I have to be honest; I hated this book.I found the first third of the book clunky, slow and bogged down with jargon and pointless detail.
I found it disturbing and hard to read (which is not nec..."
Emma wrote: "I have to be honest; I hated this book.
I found the first third of the book clunky, slow and bogged down with jargon and pointless detail.
I found it disturbing and hard to read (which is not nec..."
I didn't "hate" this book--It was far too boring to hate :)
I don't get the hype... I only got halfway through the first book and put it down as it just didn't grab me. And a movie? Really??
Not to let a "good" thing end, there is now a series of graphic novels. The first one is out - at least - in the US. How much of the first novel it covers, some or all, I don't know, but for those who are interested in such, I'm certain they can pour over the various scenes. The mill of commerce grinds exceeding fine, non?
I liked this one, the first, but was greatly disappointed with the next two.
And, I'm sorry, but I knew the answer to the "mystery" within the first couple of pages, which made all the "solving" seem stupid and pointless.
I read them all, trying throughout to figure out what the hype was about. I then felt I was alone in this world not liking them, until I came across this article in the New Yorker some time ago. It--the article--is a good read: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics...
I followed the hype,read the book and got lost.Then I watched the movie,the Swedish version and I was like "What was that?".Noomi Rapace looked brilliant,though.Then came the English version of the movie. I watched it and in the end I was like "Oh,so that's it."
I got through less than a chapter of The Da Vinci Code as well.
i hate it tooistopped reading after the 3
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get passed the legal talk and this book is absolutely amazing!!!! Plus the beginning of the book is need in the story. It explains the background of many characters that are important. Look deeper into this book and you'll find it to be extremely complex.
I would not go so far as to say I hated the book, but at the least, I will say that either the translation is horrific or the writing smacked of gender-reversed "Mary Sue". I did not make it further than the first chapter.
I tried 3 times to read this book, just because it was supposed to be "so wonderful". I finally gave up and decided that I really hated it & that it's ok NOT to read.
I had a teacher in grade school who told her classes, if after five chapters or fifty pages, we did not like a book to give it up. There were so many books in the world we'd find another we'd like, so we should select another one. She was not, however, including in this measure assigned books for classes. I seldom have to use this rule as I try to carefully pick the books I read based on my interests, what I know about the writer, and reviews in the New York Times. Several weeks ago I wrote this "warning" on this blog: Word of mouth can lead the whole world astray." This is more often true than not, I've found.
I felt that it was hyped up to be a great book so maybe my expectations were pretty high and the book fell short. I never felt that OMG moment when I was drawn in by the characters or the story. The woman, Lisbeth Salander, who was the titles' namesake was not very drawn out in this part of the trilogy. And frankly she was more interesting than Blomkvist. I can see why someone would hate this book, although I didn't hate it... it is not one of my favs either.
Dan wrote: "I had a teacher in grade school who told her classes, if after five chapters or fifty pages, we did not like a book to give it up. There were so many books in the world we'd find another we'd like,..."Well said. I may have to use that rule with some books that are soooo ultra popular if you don't like them, others make you feel like a nut...lol.
I agree that the first book was hard to get into. But thereafter I could not put it down and read straight on through the end of the series (had to order the 3rd book from the UK as I wasn't willing to wait for it to be published in US). I loved Lisbeth - truly a very different female lead. It was a hit with some friends as well. One friend got the Swedish movie and we all got together to watch it. Like every book, there are fans and critics. I very much enjoy hearing why others loved a book I did not and vice versa. Thank goodness we don't all like the same thing!!
I saw the movie and read all three books. Lisbeth is the most interesting character and I like all 3 books.
The first book started slow but got alot better. The second book was my favorite. All in all I found the trilogy pretty good.
It's interesting how many people came round to it after seeing the Swedish film, which is rare for lit lovers (we usually all agree the film was worse). I wonder if the clunky narrative and potentially poor translation hides a good story that the film manages to express for us? It would explain why you might enjoy the book more for seeing it. Thoughts?
I wouldn't say I hated it I made it all the way through book two, but won't be reading book three anytime soon. I watched the first movie in Swedish with subtitles and won't be watching the rest anytime soon either.
Texann wrote: "I wouldn't say I hated it I made it all the way through book two, but won't be reading book three anytime soon. I watched the first movie in Swedish with subtitles and won't be watching the rest a..."I agree with you. I won't be reading the 3rd book anytime soon either.
What's funny is I hadn't even heard of the movie when I bought this book. I just saw the title and was like, hey I have a dragon tattoo I'm going to buy this book, I didn't even read the description. Sometimes a random buy like that turns out great and sometimes it doesn't. :)
Texann wrote: "What's funny is I hadn't even heard of the movie when I bought this book. I just saw the title and was like, hey I have a dragon tattoo I'm going to buy this book, I didn't even read the descriptio..."lol... I admit that the title was pretty enticing as well. I just wish the book starred the girl with the dragon tattoo a little more.
I enjoyed reading the series. The reason I read them was because my daughter had read them and told me how much she liked them. I judge a book by the enjoyment I get from reading it. I don't critique the writing style, etc., I leave that for the 'experts'. I also enjoy reading Karrin Fossim series with Inspector Sejer.
Patrice wrote: "Texann wrote: "What's funny is I hadn't even heard of the movie when I bought this book. I just saw the title and was like, hey I have a dragon tattoo I'm going to buy this book, I didn't even read..."I agree :)
Jackie wrote: "I enjoyed reading the series. The reason I read them was because my daughter had read them and told me how much she liked them. I judge a book by the enjoyment I get from reading it. I don't cri..."I rate all my books on level of enjoyment. I don't believe in critiquing writing style, because I am definitely not qualified.
Marie wrote: "I got through less than a chapter of The Da Vinci Code as well."I got about that far as well. I worked in the theater when it was released and felt I should read the book, but just couldn't finish it.
Jackie wrote: "I enjoyed reading the series. The reason I read them was because my daughter had read them and told me how much she liked them. I judge a book by the enjoyment I get from reading it. I don't cri..."I read books based on their enjoyment as well. I read so many reviews that dissect books apart and often leave out the enjoyment factor. That is of course the reason why the majority of us read. It's to get us interested and hooked. At times The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fell short of that. Although, I did enjoy the second in the trilogy.
I know that some of us here have seen the Swedish version of this book. I'm watching it now and it is better than the English version. Next week I'll go back to the library and get the next two in Swedish and see if they are just as good.
Ken wrote: "I know that some of us here have seen the Swedish version of this book. I'm watching it now and it is better than the English version. Next week I'll go back to the library and get the next two in..."They are indeed all just as good, but one must remember that the three movies are actually parts of one continuous story
k wrote: "Ken wrote: "I know that some of us here have seen the Swedish version of this book. I'm watching it now and it is better than the English version. Next week I'll go back to the library and get the..."I hope so cause I really liked the books and now I like the Swedish version better than English. I know alot of people don't like it. I just think to each his own. If you don't like it thats okay. I've had my say.
Ken are we talking about the book or the film version with Noomie Repace?
is that how you speel it I dont really know? sorry
Ada-Lee wrote: "Ken are we talking about the book or the film version with Noomie Repace?"yes
At least I had to watch it with the sub-titles.
I have also seen the English version.
Way overrated. If you cut out the first 100 pages, and the last 100 pages (all the journalism nonsense), it stands pretty well-- but it was a bad decision to waste the reader's time with elements that never came to play.
Emma wrote: "I have to be honest; I hated this book.I found the first third of the book clunky, slow and bogged down with jargon and pointless detail.
I found it disturbing and hard to read (which is not nec..."
Well you ahold definitely not try any David foster Wallace then, I.e. Infinite jest, the pale king, brief interviews with hideous men.
Ali wrote: "Sorry! Not offended by your comments! I loved all three books, even though they are not within the genres I normally go for. I would agree that the first half of the first book is very slow to get ..."Same here! I loved the trilogy very much..Its a must read for anybody who asks my opinion on which book to read!
I agree that the book is difficult to read in the beginning. However, after the first 3 or 4 chapters, I found that I couldn't put it down and I ended up from throwing the book across the room to recommending it to people.
I just want to say a big thanks to everyone for commenting on this thread... it's been really interesting to read everyone's opinion. TBH, I feel slightly inclined to read the second now just to make sure I definitely feel this way about it all! haha
Anthony wrote: "get passed the legal talk and this book is absolutely amazing!!!! Plus the beginning of the book is need in the story. It explains the background of many characters that are important. Look deep..."No, it's not. It's deep like a summer puddle on a highway.
Emma wrote: "Emma Snipp It's interesting how many people came round to it after seeing the Swedish film, which is rare for lit lovers (we usually all agree the film was worse). I wonder if the clunky narrative and potentially poor translation hides a good story that the film manages to express for us? It would explain why you might enjoy the book more for seeing it.Thoughts? "
The movie cuts out all the plodding, tedious, completely unnecessary crap that clutters up the book and gets to the sex and violence. If you remove the junk from this book, you're left with a gritty, kind of creepy novella. Perfect for a movie.
It's still not *good*, but at least it gets to the point.
I finally saw the 2nd in the movie series with English dubbed in. It was great. Now in awhile I will see the last movie. I'm sure I will like it also.
I've now see the whole movie series with English subtitles and/or English dubbed in and the English version of this series and I have read all three books and I still enjoyed them quite a bit. The movies where much better than I would have normally expected.
i think it might be a hard read due to all the foreign words and spellings. i did power thru that and ended up loving it! i read the next one and enjoyed it as well. i starting the third one and i sort of petered out.
I wasn't a real fan....was able to quit the series after this one....maybe I'll got back to the other two someday.
Lee wrote: "Way overrated. If you cut out the first 100 pages, and the last 100 pages (all the journalism nonsense), it stands pretty well-- but it was a bad decision to waste the reader's time with elements t..."While I found the beginning of the first book slow, I would not call it a "bad" decision, just one that made it hard to get started. The information conveyed was interesting, just didn't get me into the story as fast as I would have liked. Maybe its a Nordic trait. I found the beginning of Redbreast by Jo Nesbo challenging as well, but after about 100 pages I was loving it and getting into his very different style.
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I personnly enjoyed the three books. The first was hard to get started during the first half but all in all I did enjoy it.
k wrote: "p.s. We need to remember that America is not the only country in the world, and that other books written for other audiences in other countries may be something different than we are comfortable w..."
I agree with this statement completely of course that only books that I really can't get into is books written about politicans but, it is your right to like them and I can't say any different.
k wrote: "It's one thing not to have enjoyed the book, and saying so is your right to opinion, but saying it is poorly written is both incorrect and moronic.
Think long and hard people before you make comme..."
I think that what k said about how long it takes someone to write a book is true. That is way I have never read a book that I didn't like. Some are worst than others and some are better ans some are just so-so.