A review by irishjoe
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, Stieg Larsson

5.0

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book as I'd missed all the hype and came to it fresh recently. What I got was a real page-turner of a thriller! Although [a:Stieg Larsson|706255|Stieg Larsson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1246466225p2/706255.jpg] spends a long time building the characters and the background layer by layer, I never lost interest for a moment, and when the action kicks off the story turns rapidly into a dark psychological thriller. It is obvious the author, now deceased, was very passionate about the core theme (original title: Men Who Hate Women) and this really comes through in the writing. The writing style is at times clunky, but he is a good story-teller and the suspense is built very nicely indeed. This reminded me a lot of [a:Ian McEwan|2408|Ian McEwan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206590269p2/2408.jpg], or perhaps even [a:Dan Brown|630|Dan Brown|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206553442p2/630.jpg].

Recommended reading for thriller fans.