Excerpt the girl with the dragon tattoo. story was written by an older female columnist and contained references to the young detective in astrid lindgren's books for children. to make matters worse, the paper had run the story with a grainy photograph of blomkvist with his mouth half open even as he raised an index finger to point. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a book i would describe as having a slow start, but a satisfying build and conclusion. the start of this book presented me with so many characters that i had to make note of them to remember who was who.. November 13, 2008 • the girl with the dragon tattoo is an unlikely best-seller — it's the first book in a trilogy of thrillers written by stieg larsson, a previously unknown swedish journalist.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is book is neither bloated nor overblown and it's absolutely wonderful that there are so many characters; it creates a rich reading experience. and besides, there is a family tree one can refer to. this book is highly interesting and engaging.. The latest book featuring the infamous girl with the dragon tattoo will be out in the u.s. next week, but this fourth book in the millennium series has a new author. (the man who created salander, stieg larsson, died before the books were published.). The girl with the dragon tattoo is a multi-layered, multi-character tale by a writer of some considerable power. full of social conscience and compassion, with insight into the nature of moral corruption, it knocked me out . . ..
