it may be because I do not read much crime fiction, but I cannot help feeling it was rather hyped. The language was bad (I read it in Norwegian translation). The story was very exciting for a while, but once they had done with the serial killer plot it fell entirely flat, I agree. It is weird how poorly plotted that book as a whole is when he clearly had talent as a suspense writer. It made no sense for Vanger to not give him information and then for Blomqvist to have to dig up the information in a whole separate bit at the end. No sense. It could have been integrated much better.
Also, was there a single woman in that whole book he did not have sex with? It got a bit tiresome after a while.
Also, was there a single woman in that whole book he did not have sex with? It got a bit tiresome after a while.
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Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
08/04/2010 10:22:04 PM
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My buddy actually mentioned this book to me a couple days ago.
09/04/2010 04:43:33 AM
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Re: My buddy actually mentioned this book to me a couple days ago.
09/04/2010 02:20:31 PM
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I really don't understand the need for a title change for the english version...
09/04/2010 03:34:29 PM
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I guess the found the title too provocative?
10/04/2010 02:46:26 AM
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The original swedish title means literally "Men who hate women" *NM*
10/04/2010 08:35:21 AM
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I did wonder about that past tense in the French titles - where does it come from? *NM*
10/04/2010 12:39:50 PM
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Although in the second book, the Dutch title is in the past tense as well. *NM*
10/04/2010 05:03:08 PM
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well, that is true for the second and third book in Swedish too. Not the first one, though. *NM*
10/04/2010 05:29:59 PM
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Re: I did wonder about that past tense in the French titles - where does it come from?
10/04/2010 09:59:25 PM
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I wasn't terribly impressed *spoilers*
09/04/2010 08:06:58 PM
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Hm. A film by this title is coming to the student theater here. *NM*
10/04/2010 10:34:59 AM
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