I was noticing various books of the trilogy in people's hands wherever I went and kept seeing it mentioned in articles getting good reviews...so I decided to try it myself.It has its good points and bad.The bad is, the book doesn't just grab you in.  It is a slow start, and I mean SLOW.  The first 50 pages or so Mikael is recalling the conversation that started the libel judgment against him.  While I understand that the story is important to the book and it's ending, it was an excruciating chapter that took me days to get through.  Once that was over, the story still moved along snail paced, going back between the lives of Mikael and Lisbeth (the girl with the dragon tattoo) separately.I continued to struggle until page 218 of 590, when something finally happened that was different and got me page turning.  After that, the book seemed to take off and from then on I didn't struggle and in 2 days I had the rest read.The good....it really is a good story, once it gets going.  I figured the mystery before the book told me, but it was a good journey all the same.  The characters Mikael and Lisbeth are good, especially when they are together, which isn't until beyond the halfway point.  In that regard, I felt the description of the book was a little misleading.  But once they are working together, it becomes a really good story and the pace really picks up.In all, if you can get through the uneventful first 200 pages, the rest is worth the time. 

Question: How is the book?
Answer: the book does n't just grab you in it really is a good story once it gets going