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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's summary

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The thrilling first book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series featuring Lisbeth Salander • Also known as the Millennium series

Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.

Look for the latest book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, The Girl in the Eagle's Talons!

Listen to the rest of The Millennium Trilogy.
©2008 Stieg Larsson (P)2008 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME

"Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm, nor do fiction debuts hotter than this European best seller...At once a strikingly original thriller and a vivisection of Sweden's dirty not-so-little secrets, this first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple." (Publishers Weekly)

"Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial-killer thriller, then add an angry punk heroine and a down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson's first novel." (The New York Times)

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a striking novel. Just when I was thinking there wasn't anything new on the horizon, along comes Stieg Larsson with this wonderfully unique story. I was completely absorbed." (Michael Connelly)

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What listeners say about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Great suspense story

This was a great suspense/action story. I do not often get into this genre of book, but this one was clever even if it was formulaic and I enjoyed “reading” it very much.

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An oldie but a goodie

I've listened to this book more than once. It keeps me intrigued to the very end. I highly recommend it.

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Brilliantly written, Lizbeth Salander is shocking!

Where does The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very close to the top, however the girl who played with fire ... bumped it out of first place.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

Hacking and I hate hackers ... but this character brings hacking to another level.

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?

All

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Little wasp has big STING!

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Read it you will enjoy it.

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Really good

Based on what I'd heard about this book, I thought it would somehow be life-altering. It didn't quite meet that expectation, but it is a fantastic, suspenseful story, driven by three things: Larsson's ability to manage plot strands and deliver revelations in a surprising but not outrageous way; Lisbeth Salander, a phenomenally interesting heroine; and Simon Vance's magnificent narration. Vance is amazing, carrying a large cast of characters with diverse accents and a long list of Swedish names and places with expert clarity and eloquence. Prepare yourself to be patient - the first half is slow, with a lot of setup, before things take off in the second half. I think it's worth it though - I dove right into the second book in the series.

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Love It!

This book starts out a bit slow and confusing. However, it does pick up and is very interesting after a couple of hours. It leaves you wanting more and the rest of the series does not disappoint! My only problem is I finished the series and all I want is more Salander and Bloomkvist!

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Wonderful Story

This book was enjoyable from start to finish. Great characters, great narration and great plot!

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love it

wish he were alive to write more books about lisbeth. entertaining from start to finish.

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Great entertainment!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This kept my interest from beginning to end.....so glad this is a trilogy, this left me wanting more.

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Own all three stories

What did you love best about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

I wanted to read/hear the book before seeing the movie. Loved the story and the way it was narrated

What does Simon Vance bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He was able to bring each character to life for me. He did a great job

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No.

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Good

Narration was overall good. I found the narrator's performances of female characters' voices (particularly Berger's) fairly annoying, but the story was so good that I didn't mind. However, the narrator's pace of reading was excellent--the words flowed very naturally.

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