The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson’s debut novel, was a gripping read that easily draws a reader into a world of intrigue and mystery.  While there are many things that could potentially draw the readers focus away from the story (the Sweedish setting, the extreme violence towards women), Larsson’s story is able to easily overcome those obstacles.  There’s been much debate over the casting for the American film version, and with good reason.  The characters, especially Lisbeth Salander, stick with you and the faces given to them on the big screen will have a lot to live up to.  I’m very much looking forward to picking up the next book in the series, as well as the forth coming film.  Hell, I may even try to see the Swedish film, which has become a worldwide hit in its own right.

The story behind this book and its two sequels in the so-called Millennium Trilogy is almost as intriguing as the books themselves.  All three have been published posthumously, after the author wrote them for his own pleasure and made no attempt to sell them to a publisher until shortly before his untimely death.