OK, I know everyone seems to have loved this book, but honestly I really did not like it. I wouldn't go so far as saying I hated it, I did give it two stars after all. I'll throw Larsson a bone in that he wrote a very interesting mystery. However, what turned me off at first was all of the Norwegian names and places in the beginning,,, it was a bit much. What really turned me off to this book, however, was the violence against women. The way it was written was too over the top, in your face! This book was clearly written by a man.. just sayin. I was so turned off by the violence and the fact that Larsson should have ended the book 100 pages prior to it's ending (the book was done!) that I have not bothered with moving on to the next 2 in the trilogy. Sorry,,, but not everyone loves this series!