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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
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Mar 01, 2018
bookshelves: audiobook
Read 2 times. Last read March 19, 2018 to March 20, 2018.
Buckle up.
It's gonna be...a slow ride until about halfway through. Then it's hairpin turn after hairpin turn at breakneck speed. Whiplash.
This book was a bit difficult to get into. Mikael Blomkvist (a journalist) is sentenced to jail for liable. He knows he's right. His team knows he's right. But they don't have enough evidence to overturn it.
His magazine is about to go under and with this jail scandal....let's just say life isn't a bouquet of roses.
Henrik Vanger - ex-head of the Vanger corporation - decides to hire Mikael for a special assignment: writing the family history. However, that is just a cover. His real job? Solve a decades-old murder of Henrik's favorite niece (Harriet).
Mikael soon teams up with Lisbeth Salander. She's a hacker extraordinaire with her own, peculiar brand of justice. She's simply stunning and absolutely puts all other heroines to shame. An absolute motherfreaking badass.
Together, they discover far more than their wildest nightmares.
NOTE: This was my third time through, and honestly...third time's the charm.
Attempt 1: Eighth Grade. Read up until the financial scam and lost interest (DNF).
Attempt 2: Learned that this was my grandfather's fave book. I wanted to have something in common with him so I reluctantly picked it up.
I listened to the audiobook and became engrossed in the mystery but frequently lost track of who was who. I'm still glad I tried it because it gave me something to write to him about in the weekly letters.
Attempt 3: It's been a bit over a year since my grandfather passed and I just felt like I needed to read it again.
Reading this book for the third time just blew my mind. It's partly because I was constantly reminded of him and partially because I'm familiar enough with the plot/characters that I can pick up on all the things I missed earlier. It's been a bittersweet reread.
The 2018 PopSugar Reading Challenge - Nordic Noir
Audiobook Comments
Read by Simon Vance and he was just the absolute perfect voice for this book. Really, truly a great listen.
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It's gonna be...a slow ride until about halfway through. Then it's hairpin turn after hairpin turn at breakneck speed. Whiplash.
This book was a bit difficult to get into. Mikael Blomkvist (a journalist) is sentenced to jail for liable. He knows he's right. His team knows he's right. But they don't have enough evidence to overturn it.
His magazine is about to go under and with this jail scandal....let's just say life isn't a bouquet of roses.
Henrik Vanger - ex-head of the Vanger corporation - decides to hire Mikael for a special assignment: writing the family history. However, that is just a cover. His real job? Solve a decades-old murder of Henrik's favorite niece (Harriet).
Mikael soon teams up with Lisbeth Salander. She's a hacker extraordinaire with her own, peculiar brand of justice. She's simply stunning and absolutely puts all other heroines to shame. An absolute motherfreaking badass.
Together, they discover far more than their wildest nightmares.
NOTE: This was my third time through, and honestly...third time's the charm.
Attempt 1: Eighth Grade. Read up until the financial scam and lost interest (DNF).
Attempt 2: Learned that this was my grandfather's fave book. I wanted to have something in common with him so I reluctantly picked it up.
I listened to the audiobook and became engrossed in the mystery but frequently lost track of who was who. I'm still glad I tried it because it gave me something to write to him about in the weekly letters.
Attempt 3: It's been a bit over a year since my grandfather passed and I just felt like I needed to read it again.
Reading this book for the third time just blew my mind. It's partly because I was constantly reminded of him and partially because I'm familiar enough with the plot/characters that I can pick up on all the things I missed earlier. It's been a bittersweet reread.
The 2018 PopSugar Reading Challenge - Nordic Noir
Audiobook Comments
Read by Simon Vance and he was just the absolute perfect voice for this book. Really, truly a great listen.
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
May 28, 2016
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Finished Reading
March 1, 2018
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March 19, 2018
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Started Reading
March 20, 2018
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Mar 24, 2018 06:18PM
Interesting how books catch us differently at different points.
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Elyse wrote: "Very cool"Thank you!
Jeanne wrote: "Interesting how books catch us differently at different points."totally true! I'm slowly reading through some of my high school faves and it's so strange to see how my opinions changed
Maddie wrote: "Stunning review, Miranda :) x"Thank you
Loved the review! The movies based on these were wicked cool.
Awesome review, babe <3 xx
Love your review! I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather.
Tom wrote: "Loved the review! The movies based on these were wicked cool."I really liked the movies, but I have a feeling that if I hadn't read the books first that I would've been completely lost!
Alex � Comets and Comments � wrote: "Awesome review, babe <3 xx"Thank you :D
Olivia wrote: "Love your review! I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather."Thank you very much :) It was a bittersweet reread.
I enjoyed your poignant review; books are so special when they tie us to a person. How did you like "Dragon Tattoo" compared to the sequel, "Played with Fire"?
Ana wrote: "I have to read this."Definitely do. Cause when you get to that ending. W. O. W.
Avalon wrote: "I enjoyed your poignant review; books are so special when they tie us to a person. How did you like "Dragon Tattoo" compared to the sequel, "Played with Fire"?"
I liked the whole trilogy, plus the fourth book (though the fourth doesn't have the same fire as the first 3).
Played with fire was a bit more digestible than the first one - smaller cast and I was familiar with the main chars. What about you?
The second one was my favorite for sure, but I agree the whole trilogy is wonderful and the fourth one was alright.
Avalon wrote: "The second one was my favorite for sure, but I agree the whole trilogy is wonderful and the fourth one was alright."Yes. The fourth one didn't have a good spark to it, but it did leave several crucial loose ends. I wish there was a fifth :(
Very good review. I’m sorry to hear about your grandfather, I think it’s beautiful that you gave it a third attempt and am so glad you enjoyed it. xo
Christine wrote: "Very good review. I’m sorry to hear about your grandfather, I think it’s beautiful that you gave it a third attempt and am so glad you enjoyed it. xo"Thank you so much. And honestly, I'm so glad i did.
I am having my 2nd attempt at reading this novel
Sudhanya wrote: "I am having my 2nd attempt at reading this novel"Good luck!
Loved your review, it’s the best trilogy I’ve read. Also read the next trilogy by another author, not as good as first one, but good.
i've heard it's really slow which is hard for me, what got you to keep going?
A lot of books start slow, but pick up. It depends on the patience of the reader.
Great review :) I agree, it's a stunning read, with a brilliantly conceived heroine.
Wow, talk about a slooowww read the first half. I was ready the throw it out my car window at a river overpass but I also wanted to start a journal to keep track of all the characters and institutions the author was adding to this dialogue.Alas, 1/2 way, and an explosion finally hits the pages. Now, I don’t want to put it down.
