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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
Velar mellan två och tre stjärnor. Lite väl spretigt och onödigt högtflygande inslag men ändå sist och slutligen underhållande. Mikael Blomqvists roll i berättelsen kunde ha varit starkare, nu var han mera på sidan om. Slutet är riktigt spännande!
Stieg Larsson is undoubtedly gone, and this is the second attempt by a different author to continue his work. The previous trilogy altered characters and motivations significantly, resulting in a predictable and lackluster continuation of Larsson's original trilogy. This new author, Karin Smirnoff, has effectively eradicated the final vestiges of Larsson's Millenium. Larsson aimed to create novels that felt like journalistic investigations, blending this with elements of police procedurals. Smirnoff's approach, however, marks the demise of the Millenium magazine within the story. These books are no longer true Millenium novels; they are now Lisbeth Salander's stories. Unfortunately, this version of Lisbeth is much different from the one Larsson created. Though characters do grow and mature, this isn't the Lisbeth we once knew.
Even the plot lacks the allure found in Lagercrantz's novels. New members of Lisbeth's family keep appearing, giving the series a feel reminiscent of the endless sequels of American Pie.
Even the plot lacks the allure found in Lagercrantz's novels. New members of Lisbeth's family keep appearing, giving the series a feel reminiscent of the endless sequels of American Pie.
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I agree part of the issues may be in the translation. She seems to jump around a lot.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It seems that, along with the more positive loss of the detailed descriptions of Swedish economics, this series continues to lose quality. The writing is stiff (though it is difficult to tell if that is due to the writer or the translator), but the two things that are making me reconsider continuing with the series are the poorly executed narrator jumps that sometimes happen as a single paragraph within a section, and the lack of character growth to the point where some characters are getting downright unlikable. Then there’s the fact that the title character doesn’t even appear until a quarter of the way into the book. Not the worst thing I’ve read, but a definite disappointment.
I was granted an early release copy. I was reluctant to read it as I so loved the Stieg Larsson books. I tapped out when Lagercrantz took over and I felt mildly excited when Smirnoff came along.
I had hoped that with a woman doing the writing that perhaps the violence against women would be less, but sadly I didn’t get that. And, if I’m being honest I just wasn’t in the mood to read another book that features a woman abused by a man. Especially in today’s climate.
Maybe I’ll pick it up again when I’m in a better headspace.
I had hoped that with a woman doing the writing that perhaps the violence against women would be less, but sadly I didn’t get that. And, if I’m being honest I just wasn’t in the mood to read another book that features a woman abused by a man. Especially in today’s climate.
Maybe I’ll pick it up again when I’m in a better headspace.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Things are afoot in Sweden's far north. Corporations are vying to be ahead of the lucrative business of providing eco-energy on a massive scale, and some of those that want a piece of the action are not quite what they seem. Rumours are spreading about dodgy dealing, inflamed by stories of missing young women and suspicion about the motives of a dangerous biker gang from the south that has taken up residence.
Veteran investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist arrives in the town of Gasskas for the forthcoming marriage of his daughter Pernilla to a man who at the centre of the new energy boom, Henry Salo, head of the municipality. He senses tension between the 'happy couple', and something about Henry and his business dealings piques Blomkvist's newshound intuition. He is concerned that this marriage might not be good for his daughter and grandson.
In a twist of fate, Lisbeth Salander also finds herself in Gasskas for a meeting with the niece she has never met. Svala's mother has gone missing. Social services are keen for a reluctant Salander to become her guardian, and she is caught off-guard when she discovers Svala has hidden depths that remind her of her younger self. Salander comes to realise that Svala and her mother need her help, and she cannot abandon them to their fate.
As the threads of Blomkvist and Salander's separate family dramas unfold in Gasskas, they must come together to discover the truth about a murky web of lies and deceit. Can they save this community, and their own loved ones, from the fall out of corruption and sins of the past?
Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Lisbeth Salander, is back in a new incarnation, under the stewardship of best-selling Swedish author Karin Smirnoff... and this is the reboot that die-hard Larsson fans have been waiting for. Smirnoff picks just enough from the bones of the off-kilter David Lagercrantz era to make this a seamless transition, but she finds the meat for her characters in the veritable feast left behind by Larsson in his outstanding original trilogy to begin with a novel that bears all the hallmarks of an author that has a real feel for what makes both Salander and Blomkvist tick.
The action takes place in the far north of Sweden, in a region that has suffered real hardship at the hands of misconceptions by a government that sits in its ivory tower down south. Smirnoff does an excellent job of painting a picture of how the clash between traditional ways of life and progress is playing havoc with towns like Gasskas, especially when it comes to immigration and eco-friendly policies. Against this unsettled atmosphere, Smirnoff weaves a tale that mixes elements of a gritty Scandi crime story with delicious domestic noir, blending the boundaries between the two to make whole that examines the black hearts of the darkest villains (both old and new), just as much as it explores the power play of difficult family relationships.
Both Blomkvist and Salander have some adjustments to make, which feed nicely into the way they tackle the well conceived crime plot in their own distinctive ways. Blomkvist is feeling untethered by the end of Millennium, and is troubled by how Pernilla's marriage may affect the deep connection he has forged with this grandson, but he also begins to feel a rekindling of his love for investigative journalism once he sees what is happening in Gasskas. It is also now Salander's turn to find she feels more strongly about family that she thought was possible when she gets to know the extraordinary Svala, stirring up her long-dormant protective side, which bodes ill for the bad guys. I love the way their new found energy brings Blomkvist and Salander back together in a joyful pairing, despite all the bumps in the road of their relationship - and for an extra little kick in the entertainment stakes, Svala proves to be a tough little cookie too.
Smirnoff is keen not to make much of the fact that she is the first female author to take on the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, but there is something about the way she writes about violence against women and motherhood that has real power in these pages. The impact of shocking abuse cuts to the bone, and the way she evokes significant emotional turmoil in relationship focused parts of the book speak of an author who understands the importance of writing about them with authenticity, and I cannot help but think that a female author brings something extra here. I leave you to make up your own minds.
I consumed this book in tasty gulps, held fast by the story and the characterisation. This has thrilling twists, intelligent turns, and all the icy chills of Salander brand revenge best served cold, and it leaves just enough threads hanging to make me yearn for the next book in the series. May Karin Smirnoff reign long on the Millennium throne.
Veteran investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist arrives in the town of Gasskas for the forthcoming marriage of his daughter Pernilla to a man who at the centre of the new energy boom, Henry Salo, head of the municipality. He senses tension between the 'happy couple', and something about Henry and his business dealings piques Blomkvist's newshound intuition. He is concerned that this marriage might not be good for his daughter and grandson.
In a twist of fate, Lisbeth Salander also finds herself in Gasskas for a meeting with the niece she has never met. Svala's mother has gone missing. Social services are keen for a reluctant Salander to become her guardian, and she is caught off-guard when she discovers Svala has hidden depths that remind her of her younger self. Salander comes to realise that Svala and her mother need her help, and she cannot abandon them to their fate.
As the threads of Blomkvist and Salander's separate family dramas unfold in Gasskas, they must come together to discover the truth about a murky web of lies and deceit. Can they save this community, and their own loved ones, from the fall out of corruption and sins of the past?
Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Lisbeth Salander, is back in a new incarnation, under the stewardship of best-selling Swedish author Karin Smirnoff... and this is the reboot that die-hard Larsson fans have been waiting for. Smirnoff picks just enough from the bones of the off-kilter David Lagercrantz era to make this a seamless transition, but she finds the meat for her characters in the veritable feast left behind by Larsson in his outstanding original trilogy to begin with a novel that bears all the hallmarks of an author that has a real feel for what makes both Salander and Blomkvist tick.
The action takes place in the far north of Sweden, in a region that has suffered real hardship at the hands of misconceptions by a government that sits in its ivory tower down south. Smirnoff does an excellent job of painting a picture of how the clash between traditional ways of life and progress is playing havoc with towns like Gasskas, especially when it comes to immigration and eco-friendly policies. Against this unsettled atmosphere, Smirnoff weaves a tale that mixes elements of a gritty Scandi crime story with delicious domestic noir, blending the boundaries between the two to make whole that examines the black hearts of the darkest villains (both old and new), just as much as it explores the power play of difficult family relationships.
Both Blomkvist and Salander have some adjustments to make, which feed nicely into the way they tackle the well conceived crime plot in their own distinctive ways. Blomkvist is feeling untethered by the end of Millennium, and is troubled by how Pernilla's marriage may affect the deep connection he has forged with this grandson, but he also begins to feel a rekindling of his love for investigative journalism once he sees what is happening in Gasskas. It is also now Salander's turn to find she feels more strongly about family that she thought was possible when she gets to know the extraordinary Svala, stirring up her long-dormant protective side, which bodes ill for the bad guys. I love the way their new found energy brings Blomkvist and Salander back together in a joyful pairing, despite all the bumps in the road of their relationship - and for an extra little kick in the entertainment stakes, Svala proves to be a tough little cookie too.
Smirnoff is keen not to make much of the fact that she is the first female author to take on the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, but there is something about the way she writes about violence against women and motherhood that has real power in these pages. The impact of shocking abuse cuts to the bone, and the way she evokes significant emotional turmoil in relationship focused parts of the book speak of an author who understands the importance of writing about them with authenticity, and I cannot help but think that a female author brings something extra here. I leave you to make up your own minds.
I consumed this book in tasty gulps, held fast by the story and the characterisation. This has thrilling twists, intelligent turns, and all the icy chills of Salander brand revenge best served cold, and it leaves just enough threads hanging to make me yearn for the next book in the series. May Karin Smirnoff reign long on the Millennium throne.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder