The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

658 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

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 convi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 67,937 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
mysterious 87%
tense 66%
adventurous 37%
challenging 25%
emotional 20%
sad 14%
reflective 7%
informative 5%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 26%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 53% | Plot: 39% | Character: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.05

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