{"id":287,"date":"2015-02-12T10:01:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T10:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=287"},"modified":"2015-02-14T07:26:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T07:26:26","slug":"the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?resize=251%2C381\" alt=\"p1000128\" width=\"251\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?w=2415&amp;ssl=1 2415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?resize=674%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/p1000128.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So I read this book because it was free on my Kindle for some reason. Also I&#8217;d seen the Swedish original film and the US remake and thought they were pretty great.<\/p>\n<p>The book itself is reminiscent of a Dan Brown novel. It&#8217;s a gripping thriller, a compelling page-turner, and all those other descriptions that sum it up as the perfect commuter book. It&#8217;s something you can enjoy for what it is in short doses, without having to worry about it being too much of a literary masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Not that the plot&#8217;s overly simple though. The fact it&#8217;s based in Sweden instantly makes it that little bit less accessible. The bulk of the story is about the disappearance of a young girl in the past, but really revolving around a spiralling family of double-crossing industrialists. Keeping track of all the family members is quite a task, but having seen the film versions helped with this (I just thought &#8216;ah yes, that&#8217;s Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd&#8217;s character&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>The sub-plot is also about a Swedish industrialist and his nefarious corporate dealings. I hope you like reading pages about holding accounts and sorting codes!<\/p>\n<p>But yeah, I enjoyed the book for what it was worth &#8211; considering I paid nothing for it. I intend to go on and read the subsequent books in the series, but more for the sake completeness than anything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating: 4\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Post-script<\/em>: I just wanted to say that I think the central character of Mikael Blomkvist is super interesting. He&#8217;s like a nerdy James Bond. Which makes it no surprise that Daniel Craig played him in the US remake:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/736x\/c8\/b7\/51\/c8b751f39c842815051cdb74d7d941a3.jpg?resize=308%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sexy. Brooding. Mysterious. A great casting.<\/p>\n<p>But who played our hero in the original Swedish film?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net\/millenniumtrilogy\/images\/e\/e6\/Michael-Nyqvist_439115q.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20120130200427&amp;path-prefix=es\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sadtrombone.com\/?play=true\">This guy.<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>LOL<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I read this book because it was free on my Kindle for some reason. 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