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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Well - I finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" last night - and said "WTF" - pardon my language.
I didn't read your spolier since I plan to read these books. However, I am most surprised... you are the first person I have come across that didn't think they were great.
BOb
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I was surprised myself! I too had read previous glowing reports and picked up all 3. My main problems are (without spoilers):
1. The book opens wonderfully - the set-up in chapter 1 promises a classic noir "unfinished case" scenario.
2. As others pointed out, then the pace slows to an absolute crawl that totally ignores the set-up in Ch. 1.
3. The action accelerates unrealistically in the last chapters, with every conceivable action thriller cliche thrown in.
4. A major character's personality morphs unbelievably in the last chapter into another type of character, and then back into her original character.
So - read it by all means. I'm curious to hear others' reactions. It just didn't ring true for me.