Cross-posted on my My Opinion Matters blog.
I just finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Overall, I enjoyed the book. I have to say that it took about 50 – 100 pages to really get into it though. HOLY SLOW. Thank goodness at least 3 different strangers walked by me while I was reading and asked how I liked it…and recommended that I keep reading because it is worth it. They were RIGHT!
I think the biggest problem for me is that the “wrapper story” (more on that in a bit) is not in my area of interest: Finances. And while the characters needed building and there needed to be the “wrapper story” for that…I didn’t care as much about that part of the book as the “real” story.
The other problem that I had is that it’s set in a foreign country (Sweden) with many places that I’d never heard of and had a hard time pronouncing (in my head). And yes, I’ve heard of Sweden! It also means that many of the names were Swedish, so I also had a hard time pronouncing those (in my head). Think: Harry Potter and when you realized that Hermione is pronounced Her-My-Oh-Nee (or even Her-My-Nee if said quickly) …except that I have no such realization here. LOL
What’s a wrapper story, you ask? Well, it’s the first and last part of the book that only has a little bit to do with the meat (and the middle) of the book. Sure, there are characters who play parts in both stories (otherwise, it’d be two books, right?), and the wrapper one is necessary to set up why the middle part happens…
The middle story totally sucked me in. I love a great mystery, and this one was wonderful. I’m usually fairly good at predicting story lines, and this one got me – a few times!
I enjoyed reading about the main characters (and I’m actually looking forward to the sequel!)
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I also loved the book (and reviewed it on my book blog). I have jsut bought the second one.
Thank you for directing me here. I have the same issue with pronouncing all the swedish in my head. It kind of messes up my flow when I’m trying to figure out how to mentally pronounce something every 2 minutes.
Anyway, for the “meat” that you love, I shall keep on keepin on.
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