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I hope the trilogy does leave some readers as satisfied as they say they are. The fact that it leaves some folks (the majority here?) decidedly otherwise is evidence of the true value of hype in publishing and its ancillary services. Even those who didn't like the book seem to have given it a 100+ page chance I don't think it deserved.
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It's always fascinating to me to see how much reading tastes can differ in any given group of people, because, I promise, I have no problem pointing out when the emperor is naked, but I really liked the Stieg Larsson books -- all three of them. :-) That apparently puts me in the minority in this thread, but hey, different strokes, right? I do agree, though, that some people will just
say they enjoyed a book because they think they are supposed to. Life is too short for that, in my opinion. If you like something, read it and enjoy it, and if you don't, move on.
I just finished "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese, and I liked it a lot, too.