The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson`

I have to admit, when I first saw the previews for this movie, it did not strike me as a movie I wanted to see.  But when I saw the book in the local salvation army, I was looking for a new book to read and thought "what the hell".  After reading the series by Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun, nothing would be as hellish to get through.  
The girl with the dragon tattoo (the first book in the Millennium series) is a novel set in Sweden and follows the co owner of Millennium magazine, Mikael Blomkvist, through his after conviction trial against a super corporation known as Wennerström.  He is hired by Henrik Vanger of the Vanger Corporation to look into the disappearance of his grand niece Harriet Vanger under the guise of chronicling Henrik Vanger's biography.  He is later assissted by a twenty-five year old 'hacker' who has legal and mental issues of her own, named Lisbeth Salander.  Together they delve into the mystery to uncover whatever secrets there may be among this large, prominent family.  
At first, the book moved slow for me.  It did bounce back and forth between Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander with a frequency that prevented boredom and long about half way through I ended up staying up all night cause I could not put the book down.  I liked the book, and loved how Lisbeth Salander handled her problem with her new appointed guardian after his sexual mistreatment of her.  If only every woman had the strength to handle their same issues likewise.  
The only issue I had with the novel was that it dragged on the ending after the action was surely over.  The length of the novel after the climax might be due to the fact that it was meant to be one of a series and there needed to be some extra padding between novels.  I am intrigued to read the next in the series but since I don't pay full price for any book (with the exception of Harry Potter 7, the Deathly Hallows) it will have to wait until I find the second book in a book shop.  
The next book for me now is Stephen King's Under the Dome.  Its a large print edition I found at the salvation army also and it feels like a brick in my hands!  But I am starting on it next.  Let you know how it goes.