Lisbeth Salander: Secrets Of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

by Mark Oxbrow, Kyra Hellström

Everyone has secrets. Lisbeth Salander is a global a damaged, violent Goth-punk hacker who has become a 21st century heroine. Millions of people worldwide have read her story… but what are her secrets?In 2004, Swedish journalist and anti-Nazi activist Stieg Larsson died suddenly, just weeks before the first book of his controversial Millennium Trilogy was published. ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ has since sold more than 65 million copies. Lisbeth has come alive on the big screen - played by Noomi Rapace and Rooney Mara.‘Lisbeth Secrets of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ investigates the origins and secrets behind the blockbusting novel and David Fincher’s $100 million Hollywood movie. It reveals the real people and bloody events that inspired Stieg Larsson and sheds light on the ancient roots of Lisbeth Salander’s story.How is Harriet Vanger’s disappearance linked to real killings and real places? What does the Nazi history of the Vangers tell us about Sweden’s secret past? What unsolved murders lie behind the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? What are Lisbeth Salander’s secrets?

149 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2012

Reviews

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Flighty Fought Of Information

I loved "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and have read all of the books. As an African-American reader, I had lots of notes of things that were new and interesting to me as I read through the series, but have not had much time to follow-up on investigating them. This book filled in a lot of the blanks for me. It also gave me some new directions to travel in better understanding all of the things that influenced the creation of the Lisbeth Salander character.

My only complaint is that the authors of this book would have been better served by preparing a better outline to follow as they revealed their knowledge. I was distracted by the narrative jumping back and forth when certain sections should have been combined for an easier flow for the reader. ( I found myself going back to earlier sections to reread them and incorporate new information that had been provided later. Often, the same information was repeated later in full because it was being discussed from a different angle.)

I have been made aware of a new, intriguing representation of Sweden, Vikings, Lisbeth, Eva and Stieg...and a long list of movies I apparently need to watch (some with subtitles).

[JoyReaderGirl1 · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is all over the place. It’s background on Stieg Larson, historical and literary references that he drew from in writing his trilogy and just a mishmash of information that is interesting— but does not transition well at all. If it was better organized and flowed logically, I would rate it higher. As it is, whew...

[Clare · Rating 3 out of 5]

really interesting finding out who inspired the characters