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I have to agree with a lot of people. I actually enjoyed the book from a story point of view, but I did find the writing lacking (or more or less the translation). While they did fail to translate a few items here and there that probably could have helped (English Translation), I also liked those moments for reminding me that this was a Swedish story.
The Dragon Tattoo was a bit slow in the first hundred+ pages, and I think the Played with Fire book felt even slower after an initially quick start. I have just started the 3rd one only because I felt the 2nd book left you hanging.
The 1st book stands alone well, and is definitely better if you are into that movie script type book, like the Da Vinci code, but I am a bit mixed as to the quality of the novel itself. I feel that the 2nd (and what I read of the 3rd) books are better written, but I am disliking the story a bit and finding a lot of things getting a bit far-fetched.
As far as the technology goes, I have read in the past (Wired magazine perhaps) that Scandinavian countries have amongst the highest bandwidth in the world, so I didn't find anything unbelievable from that point of view.
Other things I found educational, from a cultural point of view were the coffee references. It makes sense, but it is a little surprising at first when you hear just how often coffee is consumed in Sweden.
Anway, I don't regret reading the first book, and I am hoping the 3rd book will help me not to regret the last two books of the trilogy. I do enjoy the books more than Dan Brown's books, but that isn't necessarily saying much either.
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