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He gives each character a unique and believable voice and maintains the narrative flow perfectly through these long suspenseful stories. Simon Vance is tough to beat - I loved every minute of listening to him. And, if you are going to spend 55+ hours listening to a narrator, you want the best and you will get it. IMHO - YES! If you haven't read the books in at least 2 - 3 years, you probably won't remember a lot of the details even though you might remember the basic plot lines so the story still felt fresh and surprising to me the second time around. I can't add much to the many reviews of the books this late in the game, so I will just review the audio experience for anyone like me who has read the books and wondered if it was worth 3 credits to buy the audiobooks. So, I decided to buy the audiobooks and re-visit my friend with the dragon tattoo in a way that doesn't make me give up the rest of my life.

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But when I heard that a fourth book in the series will be published in August of this year, I knew I wanted to re-read the trilogy first. And since they are long books, reading Stieg Larsson means you have to hide out from family and friends for days at a time which is something my life just doesn't allow too often. With the amazing character of Lisbeth Salander and the dark and twisty plots, these books are hard to put down once you pick them up. When it is over, you will go into a brief depression because the characters become part of you, and their interesting behavior is so well described that it becomes a persistent and compelling memory.Īlthough I generally eschew best sellers, I'll admit that I read the Millennium Trilogy not long after the books were published in English and loved them. This is a mystery of such high quality that the listener will quickly be pulled into the story and find it nearly impossible to stop listening. However, rest assured the exercise is worth it. And if one is not used to Swedish names, keeping track is not trivial.

There are many other characters of importance, but keeping track of these is critical to enjoying the book.

Nils Bjurman, the lawyer to whom Lisbeth's must report because she is an emancipated minor, Cecilia Vanger, Harald's banished daughter. Martin Vanger, brother of Harriet and President of the Vanger Corporation. Hans-Erik Wennerstrom, corrupt Swedish industrialist and Blomkvist's nemesis. Lisbeth Salander, antisocial but highly talented computer hacker (the girl with the dragon tattoo), Henrik Vanger, aged CEO of Vanger Corporation. Mikael Blomkvist, journalist, publisher of Millennium magazine, and amateur sleuth. This list is carefully constructed to avoid giving any elements of the mystery away.

It is a bit hard to keep track of the Swedish characters, so here is a list of them which the listener might wish to print out for reference. This novel has won a number of awards and the trilogy has been compared to War and Peace for its epic scope and depth of characterization. This is the first book of the Millenium Trilogy by the late author Stieg Larsson. This is a complex and beautifully narrated mystery that is unique in quality of story and characterization.

A Classic Mystery with Wonderful Characters

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