I don't generally succumb to hype when it comes to books, and there may not be any bigger hype-fest going right now than the odd spectacle of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. And I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, either. So this one normally wouldn't have hit my radar.
But there's got to be something good about a series of books that can draw millions of American readers despite being set in a place, Sweden, that few of us know anything about. I mean, look at some of the proper names: Rekordmagasinet. Ostergarden. (with an umlat above the first O and a little circle above the a, whatever the hell that means.) Kawasaki. (Kidding about that one). And the odd circumstances of the novels' creation -- Larsson turned in all three manuscripts at once and then dropped dead -- adds a layer of intrigue.
Plus, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" came highly recommended by so many people whose taste I admire, I figured I'd give it a try. It was captivating. I made it the first of my "summer reads," books that I go out of my way to seek out as special diversions in the blistering Texas (or Florida) heat. Even at 600 pages, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" did not disappoint. I don't want to give much away, but there were several twists that I never saw coming, and the plot has enough different levels that you are easily distracted from the fairly pedestrian writing and the unusual setting. If you like thrillers, or even if you're somewhat indifferent to them, you won't be sorry you invested the time in this one.
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