Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - 龙文身的女孩

I really liked this! Picked it up on impulse while visiting my grandma, who said she would read it after I was finished with it. Definitely going to warn her that this gets very, very dark, but is overall very entertaining and well worth following along with the mystery!

I'm not one to pick up mysteries very often, but something about this was very gripping right from the start. I think it was a mix of having two different points of view as well as our narrator being reluctant to be working on Harriet's case in the first place. Mikael was very likeable, I thought; I enjoyed watching him work and walking alongside his thought processes. He was a very respectable guy and treated everyone with respect, which I was kind of surprised by--I thought he would be another main character womanizer who believes he's better than everyone else, but I was happily surprised! Lisbeth was admittedly a bit more frustrating as the story went on, especially toward the end. I really loved seeing her work and cheered her on when she got revenge on the people who hurt her, she was absolutely right for that. But toward the end she accused Harriet of being a bitch and a coward for fleeing after everything that happened with her brother, and that really bothered me.

I think my biggest gripe with the story was the unnecessary romance between Lisbeth and Mikael. I was worried that when their two points of views met in the middle, we'd see them fall in love, or at the very least having sex. Given that he was twice her age, I hated their engagement with each other immediately, and just found it an unnecessary catalyst for the rest of the story. I understand that it was partially needed for Lisbeth to break down some of her walls, but I think the same thing could have been accomplished if they had just become friends, as Mikael had suggested and pushed. By the epilogue, when Lisbeth had admitted she was in love with him, I was rolling my eyes. Maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I would have loved it so much more if the two of them had just become really close friends after such a fucked-up series of events that had pulled them together.

I also found it just a tad strange that Harriet took over as CEO and was also on the board for Millenium, which I know was explained by the fact that she ran the sheep farm in Australia and therefore had a good idea of business, but she had just gotten back from being in hiding for thirty years, it seemed like it was so rushed to make that choice. Maybe time just moved faster because I read the ending so quickly, I don't know.

SO glad Harriet's uncle was able to see her alive at the end. The awful brother and mom both died, the Nazi has cancer, and the corrupt business was thrown to the dirt. You love to see it.

VERY interested in picking up the rest of the series!

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adisiki's review against another edition

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don’t appreciate reading women written by men, especially when they are subjected to abuse

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queen_in_yellow's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

DNF kurz vor Ende weil der Leihzeitraum abgelaufen war

Eines der Bücher die ich definitiv in besserer Erinnerung hatte als sie eigentlich sind. Ich verstehe gar nicht, wie ich da damals beim ersten Lesen überhaupt durchgehalten habe.
Der Spannungsbogen funktioniert meiner Meinung nach überhaupt nicht in diesem Buch. Das erste Drittel quält man sich durch seitenweise Beschreibungen von Wirtschaftskriminalität, die mit dem eigentlich Fall fast nichts zu tun hat, außer dass sie die Situation des Hauptcharakters definiert. Aber das hätte man sicher auch weniger ermüdend lösen können. Oder halt gleich einen Wirtschaftskrimi daraus machen, dafür gibt es ja auch eine Zielgruppe. Ungefähr ab der Hälfte beginn dann erst die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Blomkvist und Salander, dann geht alles plötzlich super schnell und hundert Seiten vor Ende des Buches ist der Plot dann schon vorbei.
Und ich finde das sehr schade, weil die Geschichte um das verschwundene Mädchen, diese abgefuckte Fabrikanenfamilie mit ihren arschlochigen Charakteren und der Twist am Ende so viel mehr Potenzial geboten hätte. Leider wurde das überhaupt nicht ausgereizt.

Ich erinnere mich, auch den zweiten Band mal gelesen zu haben, den fand ich damals aber schon zäh. Insofern endet das Reread-Experiment an dieser Stelle.

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chaser's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I don't know what it was but I just couldn't get into it. I read the trigger warning before hand but I didn't expect them to be this bad definately read trigger warnings before hand

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captureeverychapter's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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ivana's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The mystery in this book didn't pull me in like I hoped it would. The writing style wasn't for me either - it felt like big parts filled with exposition followed by big parts filled with dialogue and it never felt cohesive. Not to mention the typical male protagonist written by a man who every woman can't help but want to sleep with.

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Gripping, but nothing special. Liked the female theme.

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