The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Millennium Trilogy 1 | Paperback

Finally a book having not only a story to tell, but also great characters. Some people are just like your neighbours, nice, well behaving, correct, etc. and some others are quite out of our usual acquaintances. They are so well described, without ever judging their quite unusual way of life that I couldn't help but being fascinated. Besides the story brings up more suspense on every page and I couldn't turn the book down for a whole night.

I'm an English student and I brought this when it was recommended by The Times Newspaper for some easy-going, light reading and was pleasantly surprised... this book is engaging, gripping and the plot is beautifully woven together, interlinking all the characters. Lisbeth Salander is an especially brilliant character; I'd like to say more but I don't want to spoil it for the prospective readers out there. This book is edgy and is keeping me up at night because I just can't put it down... buy it! BUY IT NOW!!

You probably noticed this book topping the book charts of mostly all the bookshop you can find. I was reluctant to get it and start reading for it- AGAIN belongs in a series. I'm not usually a a fan of crime fiction but since it was highly recommended by a friend of mine I decided to give it a try and guess what?... it got me HOOKED!

The First book of the Millenium Series is a brilliant read, the storyline of the book is little slow at first but it quickly picked up and revealed itself to be a worthy and amazing read. The characters are with powerful descriptions. The heroin of the book is unusually an unlikable, sociopath and reserved and may be repulsive character to some but she's a highly talented hacker,with a photographic memory that makes her an ass kick brilliant in her job which is as a researcher.

The book tackled issues about violence against women, incest, rape, murder at the same time the author addressed many themes in his novel, self-sacrifice , love and redemption, good always prevail and luck versus chance and fate.

This book is excellent and is a must read by anyone who enjoys a crime thriller. I am about to order the next book in the triology. It lives up to the all the excellent reviews it as received.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is the first part of a trilogy of books by late Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It's a fast paced and compelling read which I totally enjoyed and highly recommend.

The plot revolves around journalist Mikael Blomkvist who is hired to investigate a case involving a missing girl. The story also revolves around socially awkward misfit investigator Lisbeth Salander who becomes involved in the mystery.

Larsson has crafted a superb crime thriller. The story is a real page turner and there's plenty of detail and character development to enjoy. The real delight of this novel though is the character Salander. She's an intriguing character, enigmatic, sexy, dangerous and almost goth in appearance.

This novel starts off a little slow but once your into the story you will find yourself struggling to put the book down. At times it's a little grotesque and there's at least one very graphic sex scene but it's a superb effort and I can't wait to read the next two books.

I found the first 200 pages very hard to get into, the book picks up from then on in. However, with such a complicated family tree to investigate the novel loses some of its drama as I found myself deparately trying to recall who was who and did this information mean something crucial to the novel. Sadly I found this to be difficult to relate to and a slow burner of a book, financial fraud is a difficult subject to write about!

There is no doubt there is something great about this triology of books, I will be reading them all to find that spark, but very dissapointed with the opening book in the series.

I know everyone is ranting and raving about this one... All the hype got me so excited and then ... a bitter disappointment. Gripping plot - not really (more like an awfully long and boring Swedish winter tale) .Almost 550 pages of total bore with maybe 50 pages of action within it. I may be in minority but I am certainly proud to name the book for what it really is: a yet another over-hyped 'book of the year'. Certainly needs a critical approach and not just a reader that 'follows the crowds'...

Fun fact: The character Lisbeth Salander is actually based on Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking.

Wasn't expecting much but was blown away, couldn't put it down! Just started book two and it's just as good, looking forward to book three. Such a shame the author is no longer with us.

I must admit it took me a little while to get past the confusion of the first couple of chapters but after that i couldn't put the book down, it was so interesting and fascinating. I recommend anyone give this book a try because its so interesting and has such complex and interesting characters and storylines that all intertwine together to make a quality read.