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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
EAN: 9780307454546
Edition: Trade Paperback Edition
ISBN: 0307454541
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: June 23, 2009
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: June 23, 2009
Studio: Vintage
Features:- ISBN13: 9780307454546
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review:
Amazon Best of the Month, September 2008: Once you start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo. --Dave Callanan
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I loved it from the get go. It was captivating with humor and great descriptions.Very easy to read and held your attention. As soon as I finished it I wanted his other book, The Girl Who Played with Fire. So sad that author died young. What made it a bit different is that it is set in Sweden. You learn alot about Sweden and the culture there.
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The translation is TERRIBLE, with poor word choices, hackneyed phrases, and mixed metaphors. Changing the title from the original Swedish "Men Who Hate Women" is a bad mistake. AND the book needs some serious editing, to excise an overly long and uninteresting beginning and to punch-up the story when it degenerates into a lazy list of email exchanges toward the end.
But even with these flaws, I found "Dragon Tattoo" an interesting enough read to justify my time.
For me, ... Read More
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Everyone I knew was reading "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". None of them could put it down. They devoured it. I was intrigued by the spell this author cast on these readers. What's his secret? I had to know.
So I read it myself. Surprisingly, I couldn't seem to get into it until about the 200-page mark. And, no, not because he spends a lavish amount of time on the legal troubles of the magazine and the perils of financial journalism. (I rather enjoyed that part.) I just found all the ... Read More
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This book was a bit slow starting up but then I couldn't put it down. My book group read it and everybody commented that the book was addictive. People found themselves sneaking off to read it at 2 in the morning. I found Steig Larrson a very appealing writer. In fact, I got a crush on him as I was reading. The book is more than just a thriller; the characters have some real depth. And I love all the Swedish places and names. The book makes you want to take a vacation in Sweden. I'm now in the ... Read More
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Salander, the transcendent female character created by Steig Larson, is a breakthrough for female literary protagonists. What's more - she's really fun to read about. Larson tells an compelling story in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The story is set in Sweden amidst the financial & magazine publishing world. Blomkvist, a most likable reporter, has been recently busted for a journalist no-no. Apparently, he wrote an article full of charges against a formidable company that he simply can not prove. ... Read More
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