"Do you like pain, creep?" -Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Steig Larsson did an excellent job weaving a story of pain, mystery and cruelty in the first book of his posthumous success.
Lisbeth Salander and Mikeal Blomkvist make an odd pair that complement one another very well. Mikeal is the soft side, while Lisbeth, the vengeful one. Both are strong characters, that have their flaws, and yet function as the lighter side of the darkness happening through out in both Stockholm and smaller Hedestead. We get glimpses into both their pasts.
We see Mikeals mistake in a large case on libel, and his reactions. As well as seeing how Lisbeth is treated by a new guardian. With strong themes of violence against women, and those crimes being brought to justice, it's no wonder that the original Swedish title was, "Men Who Hate Women."
Well written, thought provoking, and full of mystery, the first book in Steig Larssons "Millenium" trilogy may start out slow, but once you're in, you're in. It hooks you and takes hold. A true hit.
Larsson gets a 4 out of 5 in the first book, while I am waiting for the second.
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