yes, i'm talking about all three books. i'm sure you've seen the bright covers of the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire and the girl who kicked the hornet's nest at the bookstore, but you just weren't sure what to make of them. they sound bizarre - secluded hacker helps journalist break story? snooze. that's what i thought. wrong. i read all three books back-to-back (as i tend to do, i don't jump on trends until i can marathon them; see: twilight) and i couldn't put any of them down. the first book (tattoo) introduces the world of millennium magazine (hence the trilogy title), a unbiased news source known for breaking some of the biggest stories to hit sweden. when journalist and magazine partner mikael blomkvist is accused of libeling a power player in sweden, things go downhill for the mag. until he's recruited to break one of the biggest mysteries amongst a mysterious family in sweden. along the way, blomkvist enlists lisbeth salander, the aforementioned hacker, to help him crack the case. the next two books pick up a while after the events of the first and delve into lisbeth's world. she's been declared incompetent and put under guardianship for the mentally ill by the country, but was it all a big cover up? you'll have to read and see. the books read like a good movie - lots of action and unexpected twists. while there were some moments of predictability, i was kept entertained. i liked the first and the last book best, as seems to be the case with trilogies, and highly recommend them. and if rumors are true, a fourth manuscript exists. author stieg larsson died before his books were ever published, so chances of the rumor being true are slim to none. but we can hold out hope, right?
the series has already been made into a film trilogy - watch the first two films' trailers above - in its native sweden (the first flick is out on dvd and the second can probably be found at your local arts cinema) and production is to start an an american adaptation of the first film soon, to be released next december. i know i'll be watching the swedish versions asap and can't wait to see how these films translate into hollywood. my only worry is that kristen stewart is reportedly in contention to play lisbeth. lisbeth is a reserved character, but she's more than biting lips and staring upward. i hope they track down an unknown to play the part. as for mikael? i see liam neeson, but names like brad pitt and daniel craig are being floated around.
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