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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: “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). • 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, coming soon!

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

Critic reviews

"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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    4 out of 5 stars

Excellent!!

Loved the story and the choice of actors was spot on. I listen to audiobooks while I drive-- I commute about 1 1/2 hours a day, I often found that when I had arrived at work, I didn't want to get out of the car.

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female who loved this book

Let me say first that I'm female. First, I saw the foreign (Swedish) movie of this book and loved it. Now I've gone straight through all 3 books in this series and loved all of them. Very few books do I give 5 stars to. Yes, there is violence towards women, but the whole point of the series is the female anti-hero who is mentally strong, intellectually gifted, and never gives in. In the end, she gets the better of every man who has done her wrong by out thinking them and because they underestimate her. By her own choice, she helps a journalist uncover a fascinating story with origins in a girl's disappearance 40 years ago. Not since I read straight through all 7 Harry Potter books have I loved a series of novels so much. Obviously, this is an adult series and at the opposite end of the spectrum from Potter, but fascinating all the same. Now I'm hoping the Hollywood film (starring Daniel Craig & Rooney Mara) follows more closely to the book(s) than the Swedish production company did with their 3 films. I'm heartbroken that the author died before he could finish the fourth book in this series. Reportedly, he had an outline for 10 books focusing on the female anti-hero. I hope that Eva Gabrielsson is eventually given the rights to finish the fourth book at least.

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    4 out of 5 stars

Very enjoyable to listen to...

I'm glad I downloaded the unabridged version. I live in details and I work in crime fighting. The subject matter was not objectionable to me in the slightest. Anyone who got this book and thought it wasn't going to be about crime or criminal behavior is just naive.

I'd listen to this again! Getting the second and third books today!

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"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Wow! I almost pasted this great book by because the title didn't appeal to me. What a mistake that would have been. This is a great book and totally unique.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Awesome!

Great story with multiple plot lines interweaving. Characterization is superb. I have recommended this book to several friends and they have all agreed that is a "can't put it down" book. I now warn people not too start it unless they have the time to read nonstop...

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    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful

A great story - the great narration kept me riveted throughout the story.

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    4 out of 5 stars

hang on to your hat

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

very good kept my attention . charater development was good.and colorful. moved a littlesloww tobegin with but hang in there its a good ride.

Who was your favorite character and why?

hard to pick just one. there were several that were interesting.

Which scene was your favorite?

the last scene.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous

This was a terrific book and well-read. I recommend it with enthusiasm.

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First rate age turner

Would you listen to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo again? Why?

No. But I did watch the movie in Swedish with English subtitles. Then I watched the movie in English.

What did you like best about this story?

Lisbeth is such a complex character filled with so much inner conflict, intelligence and emotion. You can't help getting tied up in her world wanting to know her deeper. But you can feel from the story that she doesn't want you to get to know her. That makes it all that much more interesting to find out -- the thrill of the chase.

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

You bet!

Any additional comments?

I made an error waiting to listen to this book as long as I did. I had it in my library and waited and waited. Why? I am asking myself that question. This book was fan-tas-tic. I am hook and I just want to know what this woman does next.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

A slow starter, but it pays off

I am so glad that I stuck with this. I does start rather slow and takes a while to understand the characters and plot, but hang in there! It takes time to fully develop a worthwhile story! The characters are engrossing and the story is intricate...you MUST read this before "The Girl who played with Fire".

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