La chica que soñaba con una cerilla y un bidón de gasolina

Hardcover, 749 pages

Spanish language

Published June 27, 2008 by Círculo de Lectores, S.A..

ISBN:
978-84-672-3345-2
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3 stars (2 reviews)

Lisbeth Salander se ha tomado un tiempo: necesita apartarse del foco de atención y salir de Estocolmo. Trata de seguir una férrea disciplina y no contestar a las llamadas y mensajes de un Mikael que no entiende por qué ha desaparecido de su vida sin dar ningún tipo de explicación. Las heridas del amor las cura Lisbeth en soledad, aunque intente despistar el desencanto con el estudio de las matemáticas y ciertos felices placeres en una playa del Caribe. ¿Y Mikael? El gran héroe, el súper Blomkvist, vive buenos momentos en Millennium, con las finanzas de la revista saneadas y reconocimiento profesional de colegas y medios. Ahora tiene entre manos un reportaje apasionante que le propone una pareja, Dag y Mia, sobre el tráfico y prostitución de mujeres provenientes del Este. Las vidas de nuestros dos protagonistas parecen haberse separado por completo, y mientras... una muchacha, atada a una cama …

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Review of 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I enjoyed this not because of the violence, but because I was constantly reminded how well Noomi Rapace played Lisbeth Salander in the films. I had seen all three Swedish movies from the series (American versions are currently in the works) before picking up the book and so far they seem to be as good or better than their print versions.

As far as the storyline goes, there were several moments when I had to let out a vocal cheer for Salander - I'm a sucker for badassery. I typically get bored with books after 200 pages, but Larsson kept my attention on almost every page.

I won't say too much more as there are plenty of other reviews that outline the good and the bad parts of the book. Other than piquing my interest a little bit about Swedish culture, I didn't walk away from the story feeling like …

Review of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I am stalled on this roughly a third of the way through. Some characters have been introduced and a vast dysfunctional family outlined in bewildering detail. I don't stand a chance of remembering any of the people involved, so when stuff eventually starts to happen it is not going to mean anything. I doubt that I can be bothered finishing it when I have lots of other books to read