Yes, I have read them.

I am a mystery reader...and also like political thrillers, and books with strong characters of all genders.  

I  really enjoyed them.

I thoroughly enjoyed them. I read them in order

Word of caution-they are a little dark so read when around good company!

I was disappointed that the author passed away and so there will be no more by him!

I read two of them.  (I have not read the final one).  They certainly kept me turning the pages.  Sad about the author dying so suddenly and quite young (a heart attack, I heard).  He did not live long enough to see his books become a success.

"A little dark" does not do them justice based on the Swedish film version of Dragon Tattoo (I've seen it but not read the books). There is some pretty grim stuff going on. I wasn't surprised that David Fincher landed the job of making the Hollywood version. The Swedish films, at least, are very much at a similar level of darkness to Se7en.

Mendalla

i am going to see the hollywood version sometime this week.

i haven't read the books, though.

What's it like to read a Kobo for extended periods of time compared to a dead tree book for extended periods of time?

 eReaders are not backlit and it is very much like reading a written page. If you are in dim lighting, you will need a lamp just like with a book.The screen is no glare. So it is about the same on  the eyes except you can adjust the print size for comfort.  And the Kobo is lighter and thinner to hold. I find this handy when reading in bed. 

On my last trip to Costco I found a pack of two clip- on LED book lights for $14. They have snake necks so you can twist and turn them the way you want and they take only 1 AAA battery each. They are ideal for eReaders but you can attach it to the last few dozen  pages of your paper novel too.

yes Mendella it is very dark in places-but also hopeful.

Different from most of my readings but worthwhile!

Hard to comment further with  no spoilers!

Hard to comment further with  no spoilers!

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appreciate the gesture  

Thank you for the answers, trishcuit :3

The first book (the only one I attempted) was waaaaay too dark for me.  I didn't finish reading it which is really rare for me.  I found it to be much creepier than Se7en and will not see the movies.

*shudder*

Trish I loved all three and I don't usually read "dark" novels. Enjoy.

I can handle some dark stuff, depending on what it is and how  it is written. Although I never know if I can handle it until I get there. 

Having said that, I generally enjoy 'books with brains'.  Not smut or voilence for its own sake, or bodice rippers etc. However if an author can inject a fabolous sex scene into an otherwise great book and it adds to the plot then that's fine by me!

I read them all and loved them. I am an avid reader of mysteries but also really enjoyed the look into life in Sweden, especially where it elaborated on the political and cultural elements of that country. 

Of interest to me is that the author was very concerned about matters of social justice and his life work encompassed researching and working against right-wing extremism. This Democracy Now interview with Mr. Larsson's (common law) widow after the Anders Brevik attack in Norway elaborates on his life work to combat violence against women and discrimination.

Before Death, Acclaimed "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Author Stieg Larsson Lamented Right-Wing Extremism

I may decide to see the movies at some point but feel no urgency to do so. 

My 21 year old son watched the swedish movie of the first book last night. He now wants to see the other 2.

It's been announced that there will be Hollywood film of "The Girl Who Played With Fire", though the currently running movie of "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" has yet to turn a profit and running below expectations. That bodes well for them doing the whole trilogy unless the second one stiffs even worse than the first. The only question mark is that apparently director David Fincher isn't a certainty for the sequels, though Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara (the stars) are expected to be on board and they have the same screenwriter contracted to work on it.

Mendalla

I found "The  Girl Who Played with Fire" in Value Village last night. I guess I  am now collecting the trilogy.

Good job Trishcut!

i loved the hollywood version of the movie...

the rape scenes are hard to watch, for different reasons.

but i LOVED the play in the relationship between the two main characters... the script was brilliant.  and the actors portray them brililantly.

as far as the box office goes, i would suggest that you would not get anything major... this isn't a 'feel good' movie by any stretch of the imagination, and it isn't something you can take a family to.  it is adult only, and therefore your box office take will be substantially lower than something like a 'sherlock holmes'.  especially over the holidays.

I got sidetracked by reading War and Peace and my hubby picked up Dragon Tattoo...and got hooked. He BURNED through it, and the next one. Tonight he asked me where would be the cheapest place to find the third, "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest:"  I told him so we went back to Value Village and there it was.  I am actually surprised because I have heard it's pretty harsh and he is a rather sensitive person but he's loving them, the suspense etc.

Huh, who'da thunk?

After finishing War and Peace, I read something a bit lighter ( A Philippa Greggory novel on Queen Elizabeth l) and now I am ready to go back to the Dragon Tattoo trilogy.

Good work to get all 3. Once you start them you will be glad you have all 3.

So I'm told.  It's cool. I am  finishing #1 and he is reading #3. We're like a two-person book club. Sitting in bed side by side reading the series...

Well I think e-readers are perfect for books like novels and even some magazines fit well on my e-reader screen, but that depends on your screen size definitely. I am used to reading digital versions of books and magazines, and my iPad does feel a lot nicer to read than on the computer screen itself. But it doesn’t work well with large format printing like those huge photo books etc.

Monty Fuller

I agree Monty. Just like some movies are best viewed in the theater or at least on the largest tv screen possible.