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"Stunning debut for Swedish novelist"
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So I wrote a review of this book yesterday, but it has somehow disappeared, which I am not liking, but I will write a new one. This book is a compelling story, which is a little slow to start off with, but the mystery is there right from the start, leaving you wondering, what is this book really all about? Well, most importantly, it is about Lisbeth Salander, the girl who everyone screws with, even though she is one bad ass women who always gets her revenge. Then there is Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist who has had a patch of bad luck. Trying to redeem himself, he travels to the countryside, to help the aging Henrik Vanger solve the mystery of his niece who went missing many years ago. The story unites Salander and Blomkvist, and they make a wonderful team. Threw it all there is mystery, seduction, and murder. These two are always on the go trying to stay one step ahead of the people who haunt them. You wont be disappointed, as they are on top of their game, and while they come close to being beaten down, they always end up ahead. You will most definetely have to read the other 2 books in the series, and it only gets better.
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tanyarenea
August 10, 2010
I am about half-way thru this book. I put it down about a month ago and haven't had the interest to pick it back up. Maybe it hasn't picked up momentum yet? I will give it another shot. Thanks for your review.
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Amazon Best of the Month, September 2008: Once you startThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you reallydon'twant to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo. --Dave Callanan
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
ISBN-10:
0307269752
ISBN-13:
9780307269751
Author:
Stieg Larsson
Genre:
Mystery & Thrillers
Publisher:
Vintage
Date Published:
September 16, 2008
Format:
Hardcover
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