The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I was so jazzed up to read this book that I was disappointed when I began. It took me pages and pages before I could see how the two plot strands were going to intertwine. The basic mystery of what happened to Harriet was very intriguing, but I think the book had a bit too much sadistic content than was absolutely necessary to further the plot. I like that the female characters are so unusual, especially Lizbeth, the girl in the title. It will be interesting to see how they convert the book into a movie. I hope they remain true to the odd nature of Lizbeth.