I’m always suspicious of “bestselling” books and on the odd occasion I read one, I remember why. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was an international best-selling and award-winning novel and it was no exception. Six hundred and forty-four pages later, it’s hard to say whether I’d even want to meet the protagonist, Mikael Blomvkist, for a drink. I know he’s a pretty solid investigative journalist, he smokes cigarettes when he’s feeling pensive, and he seems to enjoy various types of sandwiches. One could’ve gleaned more intimate information from his... Read more »




