I finally got around to reading The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson. Murder mysteries are not really my thing, but with so much hype around this book, I thought I would read it. The character of Lisbeth Salander is certainly compelling, and Larsson has created a well written, intelligent mystery that keeps you up late at night turning the pages.

What I wasn’t expecting was the level of violence against women, and I found it very hard to read at times. No one seemed to mention this in all I’ve heard of the book, so I am actually surprised at how inured we have all become to such violence, as it was a central theme of the book.

A disturbing, yet intriguing read.