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booksoverbreakfast 's review for:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy
by Stieg Larsson
It's a massive bestseller for a reason! When I first saw these books in the bookstore, they looked like nothing I would ever read. Since they were all over the place, I was definitely curious. I hate it when I feel like I'm missing out. My interest was piqued when I read that they were doing a US version of the movie. Knowing nothing about the book (not even that it was Swedish), I already sided on with the purists who were against a US version. Having taken three film courses I was clearly an expert on all things cinema. lol.
Anyway, I cheated seeing the movie first and I'm surprised the book was so close to the screenplay. The book is better and well worth the read. Although it is really dark and quite disturbing, it's a surprisingly quick read. I thought the characters were well written and the mystery took time to unravel.
Not really a spoiler, but the original title translates to "Men who Hate Women". One can only guess that the title was changed for marketing purposes especially to English as it doesn't really roll off of the tongue. I admired the decision to add statistics about violence against women on the intro page to each part. It brought you back to reality instead of just allowing yourself to believe it could never happen.
Anyway, I cheated seeing the movie first and I'm surprised the book was so close to the screenplay. The book is better and well worth the read. Although it is really dark and quite disturbing, it's a surprisingly quick read. I thought the characters were well written and the mystery took time to unravel.
Not really a spoiler, but the original title translates to "Men who Hate Women". One can only guess that the title was changed for marketing purposes especially to English as it doesn't really roll off of the tongue. I admired the decision to add statistics about violence against women on the intro page to each part. It brought you back to reality instead of just allowing yourself to believe it could never happen.