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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, review by dessine-moi (E)

I’m long overdue for a review…

How many stars do you rate the book?  ☆  ☆  ☆  ☆ 

How many stars do you rate the author?  ☆  ☆  ☆  ☆ 

What is your favorite quote? 

“She went around with the attitude that she would rather be beaten to death than take any shit.”

Do you like the ending? What would you change about it?

Actually, I felt a bit “meh” about the ending. The book really pulls you in with the suspense and drama (I stayed up 24hours straight to finish it) so the ending felt a little anti-climactic. I don’t want to give too much away, so I’ll just say that how the loose ends were tied came across like a cop-out and a bit forced.

Any life lessons learned?

Hmm. I don’t know that this was a “life lessons” kind of book, but if I had to pick something to learn from the main characters it would be to … stick to your convictions and fight for what you think is right. They sure did that.

Final thoughts?

As others pointed out, the book is slow to start. But once you get to, I think, page 150 (200? don’t recall), you’ll be invested in the story. I personally LOVED Salander. She’s definitely not your typical heroine. I think her character development speaks volumes about the author’s skill as a writer. In the wrong hands, her character could come across as one dimensional and yet she turns out to be anything but.