The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The genre-defining thriller that introduced the world to Lisbeth Salander: The genre-defining thriller that ... of the Year 2009 (Millennium, Band 1)
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Wow. Usually, I try to avoid books which have received a massive hype, since I've never before really liked any of them, but after several recommendations and my own growing interest in the character of Lisbeth Salander (who I have heard a lot of before), I decided to buy "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and give the book a chance. Well, after finishing this first book in the series, the paperback editions of the second and third book are already placed on my shelves, so ... yes, you can guess that I enjoyed it immensely. Most things about this book which might be criticized or praised have already been stated in other reviews, so I don't think it would make any apparent difference if I repeated those aspects in my review. Stieg Larsson's down-to-earth writing style was sometimes irritating to read because of a lack of emotional binding which Larsson was not able to fully create. However, I started to like Lisbeth Salander early on and became very interested in the fates of other characters, Mikael Blomkvist and Erika Berger in particular, but also realistically portrayed characters such as Henrik or Cecilia Vanger. The best thing about this book was the mystery, its background and the consequences arising from the huge reveal. If you haven't read the book before and start reading it, don't even try to guess the mystery's solution. For me, it was unpredictable and shattering at the same time. As soon as I began to realize how shocking the reveal was about to become, I couldn't put this pageturner down again. After the huge turning point, more than one hundred pages were necessary to finish the story, which Larsson might have done differently in my opinion, since the ending was a lot slower to read than the climax, but I'm not disappointed at all. And the most important thing - Lisbeth Salander is one of the most impressive characters I've ever encountered. I've read some reviews complaining about the lack of a matching family tree and/or map of the fictional Hedeby island where most of the action takes place. Fortunately, both were provided in my edition, so I was always able to follow the story's locational course. In general, you shouldn't expect to find any plot holes in this first part of the "Millennium" trilogy. It sometimes becomes boring (mostly during the first hundred pages which provide a lot of necessary information, but never truly interesting or stunning stuff), it sometimes becomes too fast-paced, but never do any of the incidents in this book lack a logical explanation. There is a lot of graphic violence in this book, but if you love a well-written crime/mystery/thriller book with excellently developed characters and an intense back story which will leave you speechless and shocked, then I can't recommend reading it enough. Now on to the second book in the series.
The story starts with a newspaper editor being found guilty of libel who does not defend himself. He is being investigated by an unusual investigator on behalf of a tycoon who has an extremely mysterious family. And here begins our mystery. The style is a blend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Frederick Forsyth. The narration is a bit more and dialogues a bit less from 21st century's point of view. A fascinating novel nonetheless.
Beschreibung
Beiträge
Wow. Usually, I try to avoid books which have received a massive hype, since I've never before really liked any of them, but after several recommendations and my own growing interest in the character of Lisbeth Salander (who I have heard a lot of before), I decided to buy "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and give the book a chance. Well, after finishing this first book in the series, the paperback editions of the second and third book are already placed on my shelves, so ... yes, you can guess that I enjoyed it immensely. Most things about this book which might be criticized or praised have already been stated in other reviews, so I don't think it would make any apparent difference if I repeated those aspects in my review. Stieg Larsson's down-to-earth writing style was sometimes irritating to read because of a lack of emotional binding which Larsson was not able to fully create. However, I started to like Lisbeth Salander early on and became very interested in the fates of other characters, Mikael Blomkvist and Erika Berger in particular, but also realistically portrayed characters such as Henrik or Cecilia Vanger. The best thing about this book was the mystery, its background and the consequences arising from the huge reveal. If you haven't read the book before and start reading it, don't even try to guess the mystery's solution. For me, it was unpredictable and shattering at the same time. As soon as I began to realize how shocking the reveal was about to become, I couldn't put this pageturner down again. After the huge turning point, more than one hundred pages were necessary to finish the story, which Larsson might have done differently in my opinion, since the ending was a lot slower to read than the climax, but I'm not disappointed at all. And the most important thing - Lisbeth Salander is one of the most impressive characters I've ever encountered. I've read some reviews complaining about the lack of a matching family tree and/or map of the fictional Hedeby island where most of the action takes place. Fortunately, both were provided in my edition, so I was always able to follow the story's locational course. In general, you shouldn't expect to find any plot holes in this first part of the "Millennium" trilogy. It sometimes becomes boring (mostly during the first hundred pages which provide a lot of necessary information, but never truly interesting or stunning stuff), it sometimes becomes too fast-paced, but never do any of the incidents in this book lack a logical explanation. There is a lot of graphic violence in this book, but if you love a well-written crime/mystery/thriller book with excellently developed characters and an intense back story which will leave you speechless and shocked, then I can't recommend reading it enough. Now on to the second book in the series.
The story starts with a newspaper editor being found guilty of libel who does not defend himself. He is being investigated by an unusual investigator on behalf of a tycoon who has an extremely mysterious family. And here begins our mystery. The style is a blend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Frederick Forsyth. The narration is a bit more and dialogues a bit less from 21st century's point of view. A fascinating novel nonetheless.