The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

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==~A Girl with a Dragon Tatoo and not a swedish sauna in sight!~ == I must admit that I only read The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo after having watched the original swedish language film based on... more

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40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful

SoadFan

Member since 12/03/2013

Reviews written: 44

A Girl with a Dragon Tatoo and not a swedish sauna in sight! 13/05/2013

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Advantages An engaging book with plenty to think about
Disadvantages May not appeal to all

~A Girl with a Dragon Tatoo and not a swedish sauna in sight!~ I must admit that I only read The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo after having watched the original swedish language film based on the book. I found that the film even in its original language was enjoyable to watch, with it having a number of twists and turns that made for an interesting plot line. I bought the book soon after having watched the film and settled down to read it already knowing how things would turn out! This meant that for the book to really hold my interest it would have to be written in a way that would make me not ... more
35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful

pmcds

Member since 07/11/2005

Reviews written: 1198

Kalle Blomkvist has a bit of historical mystery on his hands.....
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19/07/2010

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Advantages Characters; eventual plot; eventual pace
Disadvantages The first 150 pages or so are very slow

Hype. It's all about hype.......... It's probably six months since I first heard about The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The moment I heard the name, it reminded me of the historical tale, Girl With A Pearl Earring, and I wasn't interested. However, after my father in law bought the book and its two sequels and then read them, my wife borrowed them and wouldn't stop raving about them. It was inevitable that I would then read them, but needed to steel myself for the occasion. I have just finished The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and have nearly immediately picked up the second book, The Girl Who ... more
45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful

gothic_moon

Member since 23/09/2005

Reviews written: 510

More Than Just A Tattoo 06/02/2012

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Advantages Original & complex plot, an intelligent & vivid read, some interesting characters
Disadvantages Tad disappointed by the ending, quite convoluted in parts

There was a lot of hype for this book, and for the film adaptation, that I wanted to check it out for myself. The foreign language and location put me off slightly, thinking that it could confuse my tiny brain, but it turned out to be an interesting and intelligent read. Overall, whilst this may not appeal to all, it appeased me to an extent as a crime thriller fan. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is actually the first novel within the 'Millennium' series. This introduces us to Mikael Blomvist, a disgraced publisher of the Millennium magazine in Sweden after losing a libel case following his ... more
23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Coolchris330

Member since 14/09/2010

Reviews written: 93

Literature at its finest - One of the best crime-books I've read 30/01/2011

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Advantages Great story, characters, very good sense of mystery
Disadvantages Could be a little confusing, some may be disgusted by rape scenes.

I had been intrigued by this book for a long time before I read it. I was expecting a fairly exciting; yet fairly generic crime-thriller which had a pretty straight story and not a lot of variety from other books of its kind. I couldn’t have been more wrong than I was. Story The story of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is both smart and dark. The premise of the book is that in a small town in Sweden, a man named Blomkvist, whom is a writer for the political magazine ‘Millennium’ is accused of libel, libel that involved damaging allegations to Swedish billionaire Wennerström and is sentenced ... more
56 of 56 Ciao users found the following review helpful

burtybookworm

A new Top Ten Entry for me.... 04/11/2008

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Advantages excellent story and characters, gripping!
Disadvantages Financial stuff is a tad confusing

What was the last book that you read that you couldn't stop thinking about whilst you were at work? That you couldn't wait to have a moment to yourself so that you could curl up and read about what happened next? Mine happened in the last week and a half whilst reading this book by author Stieg Larsson. Whilst browsing on "Lovereading.com" I saw reviews of this book and I was intrigued. The Book & Author ***************************** Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and journalist and political activist. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is the first crime thriller in the "Millennium ... more