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A review by swordlesbian
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Honestly, I think my opinion is a bit of an outlier. I think I might just not particularly enjoy crime, and I
- think that while the story and mystery are well put together, the writing style itself isn't that good. I don't need that many details on what time it is, what people are wearing, or what they're eating
- was annoyed atSalander and Blomkvist being a thing
- guessedHarriet was still alive
- thought some things aged really badly - the judgement of Salander's style and the describing her as anorexic in particular
-the hacking thing? very Deus ex Machina
- I was really bored for the last two or three chapters - when the main mystery is over
- how can this book be so vaguely sexist (product of its time and written by a man) and also depict sexual violence in all the horror it deserves?
Despite all this I did enjoy the book, I'm glad I read it and I was really curious to see the developments. I was just a little underwhelmed by it in the end
- think that while the story and mystery are well put together, the writing style itself isn't that good. I don't need that many details on what time it is, what people are wearing, or what they're eating
- was annoyed at
- guessed
- thought some things aged really badly - the judgement of Salander's style and the describing her as anorexic in particular
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- I was really bored for the last two or three chapters - when the main mystery is over
- how can this book be so vaguely sexist (product of its time and written by a man) and also depict sexual violence in all the horror it deserves?
Despite all this I did enjoy the book, I'm glad I read it and I was really curious to see the developments. I was just a little underwhelmed by it in the end