Confessions of a researchaholic

May 29, 2010

The girl with the dragon tattoo

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 3:08 pm
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The length of my to-read list for books and papers usually discourages my indulgence for long novels, but I picked up “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” for the following reasons: there is already a copy at my home (an impulse purchase by a family member who has not and maybe will never read it), I like detective novels in general, and most importantly, according to this Economist article, the main reasons why the Nordic detective novels are so popular include (1) a plain, simple, precise, and direct writing style and (2) realistic and yet distinctive portrayal of the main characters. I told myself: gee, these seem to be the kinds of desired writing styles for good research papers (after replacing *characters* by *algorithms*) so I went on to give the book a try.

This turns out to be one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I ever have. I highly recommend to anyone who wants to read a compelling story with engaging characters in a clean writing style. I also plan to read the two subsequent books of the same trilogy, “The Girl who Played with Fire” and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”.

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