I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...in one day. I did not really know the story before I started reading it. I just knew that it was solving the mystery of a missing person, and there was some financial corruption involved. So I thought it was some sort of conspiracy stories. However, I was wrong and I felt like I wasted my time staying up late till 4am to finish up the novel.
I like conspiracy stories. I liked Bourne Ultimatum series(I never read the books, just watched the movies). So, I think I held a very high expectation of the Dragon Tattoo given that it was a best seller in Europe and then in America. As I was reading it, I felt like the story was one that have been repeatedly told by many other novelists; rape, sex and missing person. Of 'coz that was not all to it. There was some corruption in the finance sector of Sweden, but to me, that part of the story wasn't intelligently plotted.
I kept in my mind that I was reading a translated version. Sometimes, a good story is dependent upon choice of words, metaphors and so on. Since this is a translation, I cannot comment on the narrative ability of the author. I can only tell that the story plot is one too familiar kind and I was totally disappointed that I even gave up the idea of reading its sequels. However, I watched the trailer of the Swedish movie adaptation and I found it to be interesting. I am not too keen on the idea of making an American version. More over, I do not like the girl who was chosen to play the main protagonist. I think Swedish actress Noomi Rapace did a very good job in the movie.
No comments:
Post a Comment