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a good crime thriller, but that's itFor some reason, a number of people have hyped "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" as anything more than a thriller, as some book that tackles broad ideas regarding society. While Larsson does present a fairly cynical view of the world, I'm not sure that there's any great social commentary to be made. In the end, this is just a crime thriller. Don't expect Tolstoyian philosophical details, no matter how some try to present it.
As far as the crime thriller part goes, it's fairly good. It's hurt by the lead character (at least in terms of page time) being a rather dislikable and dishonorable character. The title character (who serves more of a supporting role in terms of page time) is a far more compelling and interesting one, although Larsson seems to take pleasure in making her life as rough as possible.
The resolution to the main mystery comes a bit early; the resolution to the lead character's predicament is achieved later but in a far less satisfying manner.
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A-maze-ing bookAt Camp Half-Blood, Quintus has substituted for Mr. D. Percy and Annabeth team up in a new game. They find an entrance to the Labyrinth, and they start a quest along with Grover and Tyson. They make it to Triple G ranch and see Nico. Percy defeats Geryon and continues the quest, but Nico wants his sister back to life. Soon, they split up, but Percy almost gets himself killed. He meets Calypso, but can't stay with her. Percy gets Rachel to lead them since she can see through the mist. They meet up with Nico again, and find Luke's body for Kronos to reform. They return to camp for battle with Grover and Tyson after they find Pan. Grover causes a Panic to stop the whole thing and continues the quest in the next book.
I liked this book because it had some funny parts. Percy's adventures continue in The Last Olympian.
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