Saturday, October 16, 2010

Book review - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

So the last book I read was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.


I must admit, the beginning was quite tedious, could be why it took me so long to read. Usually, I read a book within two days at  the most but this book took me almost two weeks to finish.


Once I got my head around the Swedish names, I eventually started to enjoy it. When the plot began to unfold I could not put the book down.


I like the character of Blomqvist and Lisbeth, both are interesting in their own way. I think Lisbeth is a crazy character, who is portrayed as a narcissist and is completely devoid of any conscience at all. 


The story is basically about a girl who vanishes into thin air, namely Harriet Vanger, Hendrik Vanger, her uncle seeks out Blomqvist to investigate a case that he, himself has tried to solve for over 30 years. Blomqvist discovers something different and has to call in a research assistant to assist in the case and in walks Lisbeth Salander.


It is a good book, very detailed and kept me up late a couple of nights. I loved the suspense and the inquisitiveness to solve a mystery drove me to actually finish it.


I give it 7 out of 10.

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