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Book # 27 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Just recently, I received a Barnes and Noble gift card from my Mom, and I bought three new books with it. The books that I bought were: The Clockwork Angel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Girl who Played with Fire. As you might have read, I already read the first book that I recently purchased, and due to reviews, I thought I would immediately read Stieg Larsson's trilogy, starting with the first two books.

When I first started this book, I was having a very hard time getting into it, because the beginning is a bit dry, financial, and sometimes confusing. I was starting to rethink buying these books, and reading them after all. I was also dismayed at the lack of background knowledge that I did not have to read these books. A lot of the content is Swedish related, because the author wrote it originally in Swedish, no problem there I just wish I knew what a damn kronor was, besides that it's money.

After I got through the beginning, another part of the story started to develop, and the book started to get more and more interesting. The characters shocked me in so many ways, I really thought they would end up being predictable like so many others from books, but they were really interesting and invigorating characters that seem appropriate yet original. Although, sometimes it was hard for me to pronounce names of places, and other Swedish things, learning about Sweden and certain aspects of it was another favorite part of the books for me. It's always interesting to read about another country, environment, government, and language. I also loved the intricate plot, design, characters, and how the author weaved back and forth between them for so long, and in the end bringing it all together to a perfect point. It was pure genius, and I loved the dynamics of how the stories played off one another, and how it kept you mystified till the end.

All in all, it was well worth trudging through the beginning for, because the rest of the book is simply amazing. I woke up this morning expecting to only read one hundred maybe two hundred pages, but I couldn't put it down and went from page 216 to the end, about 400 pages later. It also left me wanting more, and I fully intend to start the second tomorrow, well who am I trying to kid, probably tonight!!

Rating: (out of seven starts)

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