I
have only just got around to reading The
Girl with a Dragon Tattoo – I know, it's been out for simply ages! I ended up enjoying the book – but it does
get off to quite a slow start – and it was only my normal stubbornness that
made me keep on reading.
What
really makes the book is the amazing female protagonist – Lisbeth. I won't say much about her just in case you
haven't read the book yet.
One
warning – there are a couple of gruesome sex scenes in the book – which are not
gratuitous – but still shocking.
But,
I'm still really glad I read it and I will be reading the next book in the
trilogy soon.
I absolutely love that book! I devoured the next two straight afterwards as well. If you're tempted to watch a film, go for the Swedish version! Although the gruesome sex scenes are pretty bad :(
ReplyDeleteIt was an interesting trilogy and you are right that Lisbeth is a very affecting character, one that you really want to see come out as a winner.
ReplyDeleteI loved, loved, loved this series!!! Yes...a little tough in parts but what great books.....Lisbeth is fantastic and the girl who portrayed her in the movie was FANTASTIC!!!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed these books a little troubling in parts but a strong storyline to carry it to the end. In fact this book is what first had me thinking about joining a book club as the books were leant to me by a friend and not something I would ever have picked up before. That then led me to search out a book club to read different genres. Funny how things turn out :)
ReplyDeleteYou definitely need to read the whole trilogy. It was awesome! Once you finish, I would recommend the Danish version of the movies - Excellent!
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