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benford19's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
grandmashenanigans's review against another edition
5.0
Picked this up expected to hate it. I usually find hyped books to be tedious and long. This one surprised me and I had to go buy a copy of my own after reading it. Loved, loved, loved it! Couldn't put it down.
izzywolf's review against another edition
5.0
an incredible book, couldn’t put it down even when i wanted to.
main takeaways: swedish people are nuts, keep *most* things to yourself, blonde=unrecognizable, and never run in the woods.
5 stars.
main takeaways: swedish people are nuts, keep *most* things to yourself, blonde=unrecognizable, and never run in the woods.
5 stars.
jennyspencer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
amyhord's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to get into "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. Really I did. I tried very hard. Honest. But Part of me was left feeling somewhat ho hum about this book.
In the book, a disgraced campaigning journalist (Mikael Blomkvist) is asked to investigate the disappearance of a rich magnate's favourite niece, who vanished almost 40 years before. The magnate is dying, and wants one last throw of the dice before he slips off this mortal coil.
So off Blomkvist trots, teaming up with researcher Lisbeth Salander (the multi-tattooed girl in the title) to uncover all sorts of unspeakable goings on in the family as he tries to solve the case.
It wasn't a bad book, but part of me couldn't get behind the main characters. Blomkvist is too much the "trendy left-wing reporter" and Salander is just weird. I heard on the radio that men are supposed to find her attractive in some way (she's self-reliant, head strong, multilingual, bright without being geeky, and interesting), but part of me felt she was damaged goods. To me she seemed more the sociopath than challenged. This is a shame because I think Larsson was going for "challenging."
I will probably read more books in the series, but the second book had better be "tighter and more focused" than this one.
In the book, a disgraced campaigning journalist (Mikael Blomkvist) is asked to investigate the disappearance of a rich magnate's favourite niece, who vanished almost 40 years before. The magnate is dying, and wants one last throw of the dice before he slips off this mortal coil.
So off Blomkvist trots, teaming up with researcher Lisbeth Salander (the multi-tattooed girl in the title) to uncover all sorts of unspeakable goings on in the family as he tries to solve the case.
It wasn't a bad book, but part of me couldn't get behind the main characters. Blomkvist is too much the "trendy left-wing reporter" and Salander is just weird. I heard on the radio that men are supposed to find her attractive in some way (she's self-reliant, head strong, multilingual, bright without being geeky, and interesting), but part of me felt she was damaged goods. To me she seemed more the sociopath than challenged. This is a shame because I think Larsson was going for "challenging."
I will probably read more books in the series, but the second book had better be "tighter and more focused" than this one.
alitaparedes's review against another edition
4.0
Este fue un excelente libro pero me temo que haber visto la película antes de leerlo impidió que lo disfrutara al 100%
El desenlace y algunos plot twists no me sorprendieron porque ya sabía más o menos de qué venía. Pero fuera de eso, la escritura de este libro es maravillosa, es tan fácil de leer al mismo tiempo que interesante. Los personajes son adorables y flawed al mismo tiempo y los mundos internos de los mismos son extremadamente ricos: Lisbeth Salander te loviu. Mikael Blomkvist...también.
La trama está bien hecha y nada de lo que hacen los personajes me hizo bufar o rodar los ojos. Todo tenía sentido de una u otra forma en el esquema final.
Las escenas fuertes son redactadas con respeto y, al menos en mi caso, lograron el cometido de hacerme sentir asqueada, triste e indignada.
Me gustó mucho este libro y sólo no le doy 5 estrellas porque fui tontita y vi la película antes. Error que no pienso repetir de ninguna forma mientras inicio la lectura del segundo libro de esta saga (ni siquiera leí la contraportada)
El desenlace y algunos plot twists no me sorprendieron porque ya sabía más o menos de qué venía. Pero fuera de eso, la escritura de este libro es maravillosa, es tan fácil de leer al mismo tiempo que interesante. Los personajes son adorables y flawed al mismo tiempo y los mundos internos de los mismos son extremadamente ricos: Lisbeth Salander te loviu. Mikael Blomkvist...también.
La trama está bien hecha y nada de lo que hacen los personajes me hizo bufar o rodar los ojos. Todo tenía sentido de una u otra forma en el esquema final.
Las escenas fuertes son redactadas con respeto y, al menos en mi caso, lograron el cometido de hacerme sentir asqueada, triste e indignada.
Me gustó mucho este libro y sólo no le doy 5 estrellas porque fui tontita y vi la película antes. Error que no pienso repetir de ninguna forma mientras inicio la lectura del segundo libro de esta saga (ni siquiera leí la contraportada)
mbpartlow's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so behind the curve. Don't care.
Apparently Scandinavia has yet to produce a mystery writer that I can't fall in love with. I've been told it's because I'm drawn to the dark characters.
The female protagonist is so, so dark, but so...her world is mostly black and white. If the author hadn't gone so deeply into her head, the book would have been wounded and limping. As it was, I found it to be very straightforward.
Some would say dark and depressing, but I would say she came out the other side, so that makes her a winner. She refused to be seen as a victim. Ever. On anyone's terms. Or even in her own eyes.
And I like the giant circle the plot made. Can't wait to read the next one.
Apparently Scandinavia has yet to produce a mystery writer that I can't fall in love with. I've been told it's because I'm drawn to the dark characters.
The female protagonist is so, so dark, but so...her world is mostly black and white. If the author hadn't gone so deeply into her head, the book would have been wounded and limping. As it was, I found it to be very straightforward.
Some would say dark and depressing, but I would say she came out the other side, so that makes her a winner. She refused to be seen as a victim. Ever. On anyone's terms. Or even in her own eyes.
And I like the giant circle the plot made. Can't wait to read the next one.
mayagrace99's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25