So I finally got around to reading the book, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson. It’s the Millennium Trilogy series that everyone is talking about. The Lisbeth Salander character, her popularity is growing on the world wide web. I wanted to read the book before I see the movie. I know there’s a 2009 Swedish film that stars Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander, and there will be an American version of the film coming soon with David Fincher attached to direct, and Rooney Mara set to star as Lisbeth.

The books tells a story about a woman named, Harriet Vanger, who disappeared 40 years ago, and her Uncle Henrik Vanger, wants the truth of what happened out there. Henrik hires Mikael Blomkvist to help find this missing woman. Mikael later teams up with Lisbeth Salander, who is an expert researcher and computer hacker. She is also a punk goddess with a nasty attitude.

This book was hard to put down. I like to read a lot of books, yes, but I don’t spend a lot of time reading other books. For this one though, I kept coming back to it, reading this book, at least a couple of hours a day. This book was that addicting, so I can see why it is a popular series. It was unpredictable and had some twist and turns. Plus, Lisbeth Salander is such a badass character.

Just wait until David Fincher’s version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” hits the theaters. You can betcha, that Lisbeth Salander character will become a mainstream hit easily. The character is already a hit in other countries because of that Swedish movie, but that character will become more well known after that American version hits theaters.

Back to the novel, it was very realistic and detailed. I felt like I was reading a Stephen King novel in some way. The storytelling in this book was very masterful and intense. The story is set in Sweden and not in the USA. The writing style of this book kept you begging some more. The Lisbeth Salander character is the most important part the of the novel. In the book, she’s the type of girl that does what she wants, not giving a rats ass what anybody thinks. I think that’s why she’s a like-able character. That girl is unpredictable, you never know what she’s going to do.

Plus, this is a great serial killer and crime story. I love reading crime fiction and horror stories. Reading is one of my favorite hobbies to do ’cause I need to be inspired. It’s good for the mind, plus it helps with songwriting inspiration.

When David Fincher’s movie hits theaters, I hope he stays true to the novel and not leave anything out. I plan to see the Swedish movie soon ’cause it is in Netflix, maybe I will watch it later this evening.

I wanted to read this book because everyone was talking about it online. It kind of grabbed my attention, so I finally picked up the book from Barnes & Noble. I also picked up the second book, “The Girl Who Played With Fire”, which I plan to read soon. There are other books I’ve been buying recently that I need to catch up on.

Stieg Larrsson was a phenomenal writer, it’s a shame that he’s gone.

Kev