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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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So the hubby and I watched the English language version of this film last night. It, like the book, was a tad draggy at parts, but managed to keep our interest long enough that we finished it. I’m unsure how … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
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Dang it…wanted to like this one. I really, really did. Especially after feeling forced by peer pressure and sales pressure and all those other pressure type things I’m so susceptible to…I wanted to be pleasantly surprised with this series…and I was, … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
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Ok, I think I finally get the hype about this series. This book was GOOD. I loved that it was a Lisbeth book and we finally got to know significant details about her background. I loved how strong and moral … Continue reading

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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Ok, so it’s done. And I liked it. BUT, I’ve realized that apparently I don’t have the same reactions to books as other people at all. I mean, really. Everyone else in the world LOVED this book. And I didn’t. … Continue reading

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More Dragon Tattoo…
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So, I still don’t get why this book gets such rave reviews, but I am enjoying it, I guess. There are LOTS of characters and no real indication who is important and who is just there to distract us from the … Continue reading

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Dragon Tattoo update…
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I’m 20% done with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and honestly still can’t understand why other people think it’s so fascinating and wonderful. So far, we’ve got a journalist who seems to be wrongfully convicted of libel, some shady … Continue reading

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Dammit, I give up already!
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Okay, okay, enough! I get it! It’s a conspiracy and YOU WIN, all right? I blame the darn Kindle bestseller list people. And translators of Swedish books who apparently have the advertising budgets of people who also have unnamed Swiss bank accounts.  And the Goodreads … Continue reading

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