The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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Anyone finding it hard to get through?





I really am shocked to read some of the reviews though. Many people commented that it was "sexually graphic", but that's not quite accurate. I don't mind some sexually graphic descriptions in a book, but this book was sexually violent. It was creepy and weird. We're talking about rapes, murders, and all sorts of bizarre behavior. To me that's not the same as reading a book that's sexually graphic. And, it wasn't an oh-by-the-way sex scene in the book. The sexual violence against women was at the crux of this novel. I just don't see what all the hype is about this Steig Larsson triology. It's overrated. I thought the first book, although suspenseful, wasn't worth the time, and I sure won't be bothering with the other two. Too many (good) books, too little time!

Sounds interesting... Well, they're not full papers. More like lengthy reviews. And you don't actually have to write it down, but it helps when you present your information to the group. You're only in charge of three books really, so it's not too bad. :)




I agree. I say the same thing to everyone...if you can get past the first 100 pages you will be good to go. It's a great book...the whole series is fantastic although I pushed quickly through the legal drama of book 3. I read somewhere that Larssen was planning on writing 10 books for this series! Such a shame he passed away...and he was fairly young.

My mother had the same feeling, and so did my sister. You just need to get through the first part, but trust me (and other readers here) it will be worth it!!!

Eventually it does pick up but it never really got to the stage where I understood why it has so much hype surrounding it.


Reall..." I totally agree with you Catherine... at first was getting bored until Lisbeth appeared... then i was reading too slow because i was falling asleep all the time.. i even got scare, like: why everybody says is great?! i must be an alien or something!!!... But then it got me interested until BAM! all the sexual assault part i was like omg! I THOUGHT I WOULDNT FINISH IT and i had to put it down too A COUPLE OF TIMES to process everything. My advice is that you have to read it very slow, you can even try to read another happy book on paralell and when you get to the ugly part, read it fast and skip those pages, and then read the happy book...maybe like that you could.

Not me :) It grabbed me after the first 100 pages. Must admit that the first book eventually was an easy read, but the second en especially the third were a bit harder. But still loved it!
Thank god there is something called "personal taste"... :)








i'll tell you how to do that. JUST KEEP READING!! I'm sure you've had to read plenty of works that weren't by choice, homework, work, whatever... tackle this the same way. Read. Process. Continue. Soon enough it'll get more and more interesting. I've had several friends that were in the same boat as you, they claimed disinterest in the whole Vanger story line and couldn't get interested. BUUUUT... like I said, once they were about half way thru they were hooked for the remainder of the trilogy. Just trust people on this. It's good, if not at the very least suspenseful and interesting. You won't be sorry.


I had the same problem. The financial mumbo-jumbo was overdone. Once I got past that, I found it had been well worth the struggle.

It took me a really long time to get through them and then after that it took only a few days to finish.

It took me a really long time to get through them and then after that it took only a few days to finish."
Thats true... for me was so hard to read that after i finished the first book and left the second at the middle i had to read something romantic and "fresita" (translation in context: like girly) to erase the story from my head. So i read Bet Me. That was really fun!

unlike you, i got hooked after the first chapter.






Definitely hear you! I tried starting it three times! finally got through it and took note that the book didn't start to get exciting around page 350! after then I couldn't put it down.





I think this story has been difficult for a lot of readers because it deals with unfamiliar geographical areas. Had this story taken place in London or Berlin, or even Rome, it would probably be easier for people to create the necessary visuals. Not to many average ordinary people are familiar with the streets and neighborhoods of Sweden.
Stick with it....get through the first one and I guarantee, you won't be able to resist the other two!




Lisbeth Salander is my all-time favorite fictional character so far!
It was easy for me cos i had a mobile which supports ebook. I was reading this book day and night and it took me almost 3 days to finish!! So proud i read it cos it was the BEST!!
It was easy for me cos i had a mobile which supports ebook. I was reading this book day and night and it took me almost 3 days to finish!! So proud i read it cos it was the BEST!!
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I saw the movie after reading the book. Seeing the movie first would have been a huge mistake, not only for the spoilers, but for the setup\backstory as well. I felt the movie glossed over some of the important details that are fully explained in the book. My enjoyment of the movie was enhanced by first reading the book.