I just finished watching the movie.. I understand the author was trying to depict a heroine.. but I'm a 21 year old woman and I was disappointed in the way her character was, and the way the journalist's character was. At first, I thought the journalist understood Lizabeth, and saw her as an innocent and betrayed child.... then they jumped into bed together. I don't mind the graphics of the rape, because it was portrayed as bad. Personally, there was too much sex and nudity for me to enjoy.

- , 30 January 2012

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powerful to the core of society-betrayal, incest, love, racism, basically human nature at it's worst-the parallels that evolve in this magnificent man's writing is amazing but it leaves me wondering what is fiction and what is non fiction in his writing. I can only say "to kill a mockingbird" eat your heart out- Larsson thank you

- yols, 27 January 2012

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Just finished reading the book. The starting was nice and then it got very creepy and the writing style was fun to read. But when events started to unfold, it all happened too quickly and suddenly and poof, it was over. Then there is the long drawn out story about writing another article that has no suspense or drama with a very predictable ending. The writing at the end was just awful. Overall 3/5

- Ziggy, 24 January 2012

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I too have read the book, I enjoyed it somewhat, but it did not live up to my expectations. Overhyped in my opinion. I'm so glad to have stumbled across this web page, fore warned is forearmed and I will be steering well clear of the film. The rape within the book was indeed very brutal, but necessarily graphic in content in order to engage with the character of Lisbeth. I do not however think it necessary for the film to be as visually graphic, a good director should be able to imply what's going on without the actors having to engage in the act itself. Disappointing for me, (especially since learning that Larsson infact witnessed the gang rape of an innocent girl in his real life and he wanted to expose such wrong doings) was that one of the central Characters (blomkhist) who is portrayed as a moralistic/noble man who himself seeks to expose corruption but being of strong moral fibre he would not dare falsify any evidence to expose criminals yet he himself treated women like objects. He didn't seem remotely attracted to Lisbeth at first & recognised she was a tortured/troubled girl half his age but he did not reject her sexual advance even before they'd formed a friendship! And the casual encounters with Cecila, he was void of feeling, no emotional attatchment whatsoever. Would have been better if at least one male in the book felt as Larsson did. The only decent male in the book for me would seem to be Henrik Vagner & correct me if I'm wrong bit did he not marry his 'neice'!! Way too much gratuitous sex for my liking as another person commented. To sum up, a real page turner, but not worthy of all the glorification this book has received. I think all this hype surrounds the fact that the author behind the book is dead and the ongoing feud between his partner & family is outstanding. Everyone of course is untitled to their own opinion, not everyone shares the same taste in literature...and apologies for my many misspellings, I am not Swedish & cannot recall all the name spellings.

- N Bird, 22 January 2012

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I raced to finish reading "Tatoo" so I could go see the movie.....the book started out very interesting, but it became very convoluted.....I have a word for the book and it is "tedious"....

if the movie is true to the book, then I have no desire to see it....

Is this Steg Larson's contribution to fight sexism and racism?....to feature it unabashed?.....is this his contribution in the fight against mysogeny....to feature women who jump into bed in a blink of an eye?.....is THAT supposed to be liberating?....for who?...

- lee, 21 January 2012

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All of his books suffer from poor editing, lapses in plausible story lines, and many overwritten passages. The plot does keep the reader slogging through for the next meaningful event. I 'm hoping that the English versions of his later books compiled by Eva Gabrielsson will have the benefit of a really good editor.

- Lily, 21 January 2012

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I believe the girl with the dragon tattoo is a series where do I find it

- ray dickinson, 20 January 2012

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Does anyone know the title of the track towards the end of the film sang in Spanish/Portuguese?

- Bruno, 19 January 2012

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- , 17 January 2012

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It took a lot of energy to not get upset at the sexual scenarios in the movie. Outrageous for an R rating, but art-quality scenes and acting compared to online videos that many people laugh at when they show it to their friends. For the sake of the character development I endured it, although one man in the audience couldn't contain himself, disappointing his girlfriend that night. I saw myself in the place of the exploited women, and it was good for a happy ending for them. That movie tests the character of its watchers.

- check casher, 11 January 2012

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