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The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009): Film vs Book
Film · 2009 · Directed by Daniel Alfredson · Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist
About the film
A young woman with a dark past is hunted for a crime she may not have committed.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt follows the second book and keeps its mix of conspiracy and thriller, though the long background is shortened.
Read or watch first?
The novel has more detail and a longer look at the heroine.
What the book gives you
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
A fast, gripping thriller that keeps you reading late into the night.
Who will like it: Readers who liked the first book and want more suspense with a fierce heroine.