I'm not alone. The book (and its sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest) have been wildly popular here at the library; as of this writing, Dragon Tattoo has a waiting list with 54 people on it. I'm number 41.
So I bought a copy, which (when I'm finished with it) I will donate to the library. That'll bring the system's holdings up to nine copies of the book. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were more?
Sometime this year, the Newport Library plans to unveil a new program in which people who want an upcoming bestseller can donate the money for it - at a discounted price, usually about 35 percent off - and then they will be first in line for that title. We hope that this will be a popular way to put more books into more readers' hands; and until it comes into effect, patrons who just can't wait (like me) can always take the buy-and-donate route.
Now, let me talk about the book. Imagine an island with one bridge to the mainland. Imagine that the bridge was blocked for twenty-four hours by a jackknifed semi, and that during that twenty-four hours, a sixteen-year-old girl vanished from the island. Imagine that this occurred forty years ago. That's the mystery that disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to solve. His investigation brings him into contact with one of the most extraordinary characters you'll ever read about, Lisbeth Salander, a skinny twenty-four-year-old hacker with a photographic memory, an offputting demeanor, and a dragon tattoo. Mikael and Lisbeth's investigation into the disappearance of young Harriet Vanger leads them to a series of very ugly, hateful murders.
The book's mystery is suspenseful, and its exposure of decades-old secrets is gripping. Most of all, its characters are fascinating. One thing you'll come away with: do not get on the wrong side of the girl with the dragon tattoo.
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