When I was in college, the local librarians always laughed when I'd show up during summer break to go off with a whole pile of books. Even now when on any trip, I take a lot as who knows what I'll want to read. Your description of that book sounded so good that I added it to my Amazon list. The only complaint I have about such books is when they come to an end!

I agree with Pat; why did such a talented author have to die? His style is unique and compelling. I couldn't put the book down either and am waiting to start on the second one until my out-of-town company arrives (or not). I know I will resent the time taken away from Stieg once I begin his second book. It beckons me on my night stand every night, but I am standing firm until I finish the book I started while waiting for Amazon to ship the next two.

I saw the publishers on Charlie Rose talking about the book and the movie. Then I read about Stieg's companion of thirty two years who was cheated out of an inheritance due to Swedish laws. She didn't even get the apartment that they had owned and shared all that time. She is suing his father and brother who ended up with the many millions these books are making. What a bummer. It was said that Stieg was estranged from his father. His companion helped him edit his books and certainly is entitled to the rewards. The law is an ass.

I read this book a few months ago & while I enjoyed it & couldn't put it down, I finally had to admit that great literature it is not.......but that's not to say it is entertaining as heck! And I intend to read the other two in the trilogy. :)enjoy. Dee

The summer I was 16 I started reading Gone With the Wind in the morning & finished it (over 1,000 pages)late at night of the same day. My claim to fame. Gone With the Wind is a book for 16 year old girls, I think.

I read, and I read a lot. I love the feeling that you described as you read this book: reading so fast to gobble up the story, but all the time worrying that you are getting too close to the end, when it will be done and gone. I will have to read these books. I did not hear good reviews of the movie-actually a television version. Movies are never as good as the book.

What's a reverse mortgage? Does the bank pay you?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
(as if that'd ever happen).

"Put down that book and go outside." Said by my mother to me, many times. But, that's how you learn to write--you read and read and read.

I had thought I would skip the Stieg Larsson novels. I had assumed they would appeal more to the young set--you know, the kids with all those tatoos. Guess I will have to give them a try.

My mother always used to say I would 'read a taffy paper'!

Taffy = toffee

I'm with you on this one Ronni. I finished the trilogy a fews ago and it was like eating potato chips, only better. I downloaded the third to my Kindle at about 11pm one night after finishing the 2nd because I couldn't wait to continue. So tragic that his death at such a young age has stopped the flow, although I understand that his life partner has his notes for another book and says she knows where he wanted to take it.

I got hooked on audio books when I was doing a lot of pretty boring research.
Simon Vance, who reads the trilogy has a remarkable voice.
My mother used to read to us, ergo when I load an audio CD, I say, "Tell me a story".
I too, saw the Charlie Rose segment on TV. He took much of his material from a well written piece from the New York Times.