By Stieg Larrson
There have been a myriad of glowing reviews of this book, and I shall add to the general wattage. I won't go into great detail, as it has all been said many times before, but I shall make a few bullet points:
* I loved this book, and rushed out and brought the next one.
* The characterisation was fabulous and Lisbeth Salander has to be one of the most interesting and complicated characters created in recent times.
* The complexity of the plot, and what was hidden behind the disappearance of a girl many years ago was very satisfying.
* I enjoyed the fact this was a translation, and a lot of the original Swedishness had been left in. This added immensely to the experience, and is one of the things I really enjoy about translated fiction.
* What a bugger Stieg Larsson is dead.
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2 comments:
Book moves too slow. And a dragon tattoo is no longer all that novel on a girl.
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