A review by clotalksbooks
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I ultimately enjoyed the story and waiting for the mystery to be unravelled. But there was a lot of "getting to know the characters" before the main story began, which was fine but a little slow. There is so much detail to things that I probably could have done without.
It takes quite a while for things to happen, and again once the main crux of the mystery is revealed (and covered very quickly comparatively), there is a lot more story to go. It felt like there were multiple endings, and I kept looking at the time left on the audiobook with shock.
Luckily the characters are interesting, and the narrator is good at putting them all across. His narration voice is very soothing though, so sometimes I did find myself drifting a little.
Overall I liked it, even with the dark themes, just think it could have been a shorter book and packed more of a punch.
It takes quite a while for things to happen, and again once the main crux of the mystery is revealed (and covered very quickly comparatively), there is a lot more story to go. It felt like there were multiple endings, and I kept looking at the time left on the audiobook with shock.
Luckily the characters are interesting, and the narrator is good at putting them all across. His narration voice is very soothing though, so sometimes I did find myself drifting a little.
Overall I liked it, even with the dark themes, just think it could have been a shorter book and packed more of a punch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual violence