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shespeakslyrics's review
4.0
Good art style and story. Definitely makes me want to continue on and pick up the books and atch the movie to see how it varies.
oceanescence's review
5.0
I haven't read any of the Millennium series novels, so I can't compare this graphic novel to the original book, but I really enjoyed the story and art! I'll definitely be reading the other two volumes. This may lead me to read the original series as well!
I got this series as part of a humble bundle, which is raising money for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, who amongst other things, are fighting for LGBTQ and reproductive rights, including fighting to stop the new abortion ban in Texas.
https://www.humblebundle.com/hard-case-crime-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_4_layout_index_2_layout_type_carousel_tile_index_10_c_hardcasecrime_bookbundle
I got this series as part of a humble bundle, which is raising money for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, who amongst other things, are fighting for LGBTQ and reproductive rights, including fighting to stop the new abortion ban in Texas.
https://www.humblebundle.com/hard-case-crime-books?hmb_source=humble_home&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_4_layout_index_2_layout_type_carousel_tile_index_10_c_hardcasecrime_bookbundle
nerdontheloose's review
5.0
I loved it. I haven't read the original or watched the movie but I always wanted to get into it, this graphic novel was the best idea.
Great graphics, everything nicely condensed into under 200 pages, and neatly tied up. What else can you ask for.
Great graphics, everything nicely condensed into under 200 pages, and neatly tied up. What else can you ask for.
ghostlydreamer's review
5.0
It's been years since I read the original book, and it became an instant favorite, in part because of Lisbeth Salandar. I'd been meaning to reread the book for ages, but just never seemed to get around to it. Partly because my reading tastes have changed, and partly because I have so many other books to read, I imagine. But then I discovered, very belatedly, that the Millennium trilogy was also turned into a graphic novel series. Two things went into my head about this:
1. How the hell did I NOT know that my girl, Lisbeth Salander, one of my favorite characters in fiction, was ILLUSTRATED in all her glorious badassness?
2. How did I not come across these editions sooner?
Well. Like I said, it's been years since I read this book and I've been meaning to reread it, just never got around to it. So of course this was the perfect opportunity to do so, in a new and exciting illustrated format. I'd forgotten most of the plot, so it was kind of cool how it all came back to me as I was reading it. And yes, the plot is VERY condensed. I think that's to be expected though, when you find a book in graphic novel form. And I found that was just fine. It was easy to follow and it gave me all the pertinent information I needed to get the gist of the original book without feeling lost or like something was missing. Maybe if it hadn't been so long and I had a better memory of the book, I'd have been irritated by it being so condensed, but as it stands right now, I was not in the least bit annoyed.
Also, the artwork, while gritty and making some of the characters look rather unattractive and unappealing at times, was actually rather stunning on a grander level. And the artist did Lisbeth justice, so that's all I needed to be satisfied.
Overall, this book still holds up. I love Lisbeth. Mikael isn't my favorite person ever, and I don't know what Lisbeth sees in him. But they have a good dynamic. They're entertaining to watch. And the crime they were trying to solve was actually still interesting. Sometimes it's hard to reread thrillers because that spark of interest can be lost. But not this time. It was fun connecting the pieces and watch the characters at work.
1. How the hell did I NOT know that my girl, Lisbeth Salander, one of my favorite characters in fiction, was ILLUSTRATED in all her glorious badassness?
2. How did I not come across these editions sooner?
Well. Like I said, it's been years since I read this book and I've been meaning to reread it, just never got around to it. So of course this was the perfect opportunity to do so, in a new and exciting illustrated format. I'd forgotten most of the plot, so it was kind of cool how it all came back to me as I was reading it. And yes, the plot is VERY condensed. I think that's to be expected though, when you find a book in graphic novel form. And I found that was just fine. It was easy to follow and it gave me all the pertinent information I needed to get the gist of the original book without feeling lost or like something was missing. Maybe if it hadn't been so long and I had a better memory of the book, I'd have been irritated by it being so condensed, but as it stands right now, I was not in the least bit annoyed.
Also, the artwork, while gritty and making some of the characters look rather unattractive and unappealing at times, was actually rather stunning on a grander level. And the artist did Lisbeth justice, so that's all I needed to be satisfied.
Overall, this book still holds up. I love Lisbeth. Mikael isn't my favorite person ever, and I don't know what Lisbeth sees in him. But they have a good dynamic. They're entertaining to watch. And the crime they were trying to solve was actually still interesting. Sometimes it's hard to reread thrillers because that spark of interest can be lost. But not this time. It was fun connecting the pieces and watch the characters at work.
acityofbooks's review against another edition
No star rating, because I just don't know what to give it.
This was gifted to me, but I just don't think it was for me. Loved the art style, but I've never really been interested in the book nor crime graphic novels.
This was gifted to me, but I just don't think it was for me. Loved the art style, but I've never really been interested in the book nor crime graphic novels.
alexauthorshay's review
4.0
I don't know why the ISBN says this is part one of two, both are collected in this volume. But anyway, the art is kind of weird, not like what you see on the front cover. It's mostly realistic, but also stylized so that it's kind of anime, with very curvy women and heads too big for shoulders. It took a little getting used to, and it's a bit difficult to tell some of the characters apart. Probably very hard to follow if you haven't read the novel already, in terms of trying to keep track of all the Vanger family, since the novel is hard enough and this is an extremely abbreviated version.
I haven't read the novel recently enough to remember everything they might have changed, but I have a feeling it was a fair bit. Harriet's career being the big one I caught. To be fair, the title page does say based on, giving them creative license to change things, but it doesn't feel fair to me for them to do that for some reason. Some stuff had to be changed, given the very small page count to get the whole novel into while still allowing the comic to make sense, but other things didn't. It gets the general sense of the plot correct, so it makes a good re-cap for anyone rusty on the novel and not wanting to read the huge book again. I wouldn't recommend reading this before having read the novel, though.
I haven't read the novel recently enough to remember everything they might have changed, but I have a feeling it was a fair bit. Harriet's career being the big one I caught. To be fair, the title page does say based on, giving them creative license to change things, but it doesn't feel fair to me for them to do that for some reason. Some stuff had to be changed, given the very small page count to get the whole novel into while still allowing the comic to make sense, but other things didn't. It gets the general sense of the plot correct, so it makes a good re-cap for anyone rusty on the novel and not wanting to read the huge book again. I wouldn't recommend reading this before having read the novel, though.
melli27's review
3.0
SPoILERS:
The rape of the MC was so unnecessary, especially since she had to go through that twice, like? No woman would do that, even to frame a guy ugh.
The rape of the MC was so unnecessary, especially since she had to go through that twice, like? No woman would do that, even to frame a guy ugh.
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