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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Vintage | | Page Count: | 608 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 23, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 30th |
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Product Description
National BestsellerAn international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pieced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption. |
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 |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 630 reviews)
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Annoyed! by James A. Bryce (Arlington, VA USA)  1 Stars
November 28, 2009
Misled and annoyed that the text-to-speech feature disabled! Big part of why I bought the Kindle and how I expected to get through this book. Rip off and I blame the publisher and Amazon.
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Interesting read by C. Dalessandro (Santa Fe, NM USA)  4 Stars
November 27, 2009
Very detailed...I know more about Sweden then I ever thought I know...I totally enjoyed this read. Long,sometimes a bit to long but just the same a good read.
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Almost a good book by Thomas J. Porter  3 Stars
November 27, 2009
There was a lot in the structure of this book that I liked, most of the charactors, the settings and the mystery involving the young girl. I did not think that all the sex contributed anything to the story. I also thought that the resoluition of the financial angle has already been done one thousand times in movies like Trading Places and the Net.
Mikael Blomkvist, the finance writer, was an interesting and good selection to try and resolve an old mystery outside of his field of expertise. Lisbeth Salender was a compelling partner with her talents and faults. Her history though was unbelieveable, better to leave it a mystery.
It always annoys when the author goes over the top to sensationalize a charactor or the story for no good reason. I think that is what happened here. It reads as though somebody said we just have to add some sex, a full dose of impossible abuse for the young girl, and then to make the entire business family nearly totally crazy.
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Must Read by NorthShoreCanarie (New York) 4 Stars
November 26, 2009
With nearly 700 reviews, many of them rave, I feel silly even writing one but what the heck.
Having lost mucho dough in the economic downturn I had an aversion to the book out of the gate, it innitially having much to do with economics and investigative reporting. However, I was soon swept up in the strange charm this book wields over most people who pick it up. It quickly becomes much more than a book about the markets and the media. There is something awkwardly dated about the writing and story, even when a translation is taken into account. The anachronistic effect of once trendy topics set in the context of a culture not your own (so the twists and turns, environments, mores and traditions are news - they drink an awful lot of coffee in Sweden and at all hours) renders the story both fresh and familiar. This quality adds to the charm and vibrant mystery of the novel. And while it not in the least devoid of a dark side, creepy scenes are energetic and exciting but not so murky they left me wanting a shower. Also, the computer geek, so exhausted a character at this point, felt new and unusual - not at all cliched. If this book had been written by an American it would be unreadable but nothing could be further from the truth regarding "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". It is a fully engaging, unique page turner.
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Engrossing story from beginning to end. by J. Isas (Los Angeles)  5 Stars
November 26, 2009
Very rare when you find a book series that captures your attention with story, characters and skilled writing. Looking forward to final series in 2010 of 'girl who kicked hornet's nest'. We'll miss you Stieg Larsson.....
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