Holy moley, I’m a few weeks behind on reviews. I read this before the Tour and it’s almost Vuelta time…
Anyway, yeah, I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Like crack it is.
This is a very readable book. This should come as no surprise as it’s a best seller and has spawned movie franchises on two continents (I’m assuming the American version will be enough of a success to see the two sequels through to completion,) but just how good it is surprised me. It’s an intense, surprising story full of great characters- the kind of book I’d stay up until 4:00 to finish (which is exactly what I did.)
So, yeah, check it out.
Me? I’ve got this queued up on Netflix. Got to start in on the movie versions.
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By dansemy 2010/08/12 - 12:19
I’ve got to check this one out. Just read a hell of a book called Savages by Don Winslow. Hard to put down as well…
By Books 2010 #10 The Girl Who Played With Fire » No Mod Required 2010/09/03 - 10:16
[…] The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. It's my second favorite book in the series, which ought to give you a clue about this series' diminishing returns. Which isn't to say it's not good. It is, it just falls far short of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. […]