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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
There are some good patches in this, where the music comes through, but I found the tense issue to be highly distracting. Additionally, Blomvkist and Salander seem a bit off, wanted it almost.
De “La factoria Millenium” han salido diferentes libros; nada como estirar el chicle. Autores con mejor o peor suerte al escribir.
El libro es entretenido pero para nada como los primeros (se nota la mano del autor).
Preferible leer la Saga Millenium para entender muchos temas de este libro.
Lisbeth se tiene que hacer cargo de una sobrina y descubre toda una serie de problematicas. Casualmente, Michael tb se encuentra por la zona.
La parte del libro donde sale Michael es anodina y no aporta a la trama.
Lisbeth sigue siendo un personaje fuerte. Esta vez se le une una sobrina de 13 años, por muy superdotada que sea me chirria mucho su actitud y vocabulario. Acción (poco creible), mucha suerte y una tematica muy manida.
La autora abre puertas a otro libro….veremos
El libro es entretenido pero para nada como los primeros (se nota la mano del autor).
Preferible leer la Saga Millenium para entender muchos temas de este libro.
Lisbeth se tiene que hacer cargo de una sobrina y descubre toda una serie de problematicas. Casualmente, Michael tb se encuentra por la zona.
La parte del libro donde sale Michael es anodina y no aporta a la trama.
Lisbeth sigue siendo un personaje fuerte. Esta vez se le une una sobrina de 13 años, por muy superdotada que sea me chirria mucho su actitud y vocabulario. Acción (poco creible), mucha suerte y una tematica muy manida.
La autora abre puertas a otro libro….veremos
In the new installment of the best-selling Millennium series we see the return of Lisbeth and Mikael. Lisbeth finds herself in the small town of Gasskas where there is a strong criminal underground because of a gold rush. She has been named the guardian to her niece because her mother has disappeared. It is quickly apparent that she is being watched…most likely because she is remarkably gifted. In the world of conspiracy and betrayal, old enemies and new friends, will Lisbeth be able to survive?
This was an interesting book but took a while to get into, and for me to warm up to it. It started out introducing a lot of characters, and the writing felt choppy or stilted. Once I got a handle on not only the characters but also the style, then I was able to enjoy the book. I really enjoyed the character development and Lisbeth was entertaining to read about. I enjoyed the book’s setting and descriptions. I’ve always wanted to visit Sweden, so it was a fun place, though I’m not wanting to go where the characters were with the criminal underworld. I only read the first book in the original series, and I will say that this one is quite different. It is written by a different author with a unique style, so don’t go into it expecting the same. I am left wondering if perhaps some things were lost in the translation of this one. It is still a good read, just different.
Thank you to the publisher Knopf, @aaknopf, for providing me with a printed ARC and Netgalley @netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date: August 29, 202
This was an interesting book but took a while to get into, and for me to warm up to it. It started out introducing a lot of characters, and the writing felt choppy or stilted. Once I got a handle on not only the characters but also the style, then I was able to enjoy the book. I really enjoyed the character development and Lisbeth was entertaining to read about. I enjoyed the book’s setting and descriptions. I’ve always wanted to visit Sweden, so it was a fun place, though I’m not wanting to go where the characters were with the criminal underworld. I only read the first book in the original series, and I will say that this one is quite different. It is written by a different author with a unique style, so don’t go into it expecting the same. I am left wondering if perhaps some things were lost in the translation of this one. It is still a good read, just different.
Thank you to the publisher Knopf, @aaknopf, for providing me with a printed ARC and Netgalley @netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date: August 29, 202
I too loved the original series. I gave this a 3.5 rounded up. And I appreciate each subsequent author as they try to take over. I found with the previous three Lizbeth became more of an insular caricature of herself where in this one she developed as a character, which I really appreciate. I appreciated how this author tried to integrate everyday life into the story, showed Lisbeth trying to build relationships. As with other readers, I found the “thoughts” in italics to be vague and confusing, and there are too many characters and connections to absorb. Characters mentioned briefly at the beginning of the book were not mentioned again until the end and it was a struggle to remember who they were (reading a paper book, not kindle)
Lisbeth Salander & her Mini-Me
Review of the Knopf/Penguin Canada eBook obtained July 2023 as an ARC via Netgalley & to be published August 29, 2023 translated by [a:Sarah Death|379533|Sarah Death|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] from the Swedish language original Havsörnens skrik [The Sea Eagle’s Cry] (November 4, 2022)
[3.5 rating]
Writers of continuation series walk a fine line. If you diverge too much from the original characters and go in an entirely new direction, the old school fans might lament that diversion. If you repeat too much of the original, you may be accused of simplified pastiche and lack of originality. With The Girl in the Eagle's Talons, Swedish author Karin Smirnoff takes up the challenge and attempts to satisfy both old and new readers of the Millennium (aka The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) series. This follows the original Stieg Larsson trilogy (2005-07) and David Lagercrantz's first continuation trilogy (2015-19).
Smirnoff sets her tale in Norbotten, the northernmost county of Sweden, in the fictional town of Gasskas. The book continues with Stieg Larsson's themes of criminal organizations tied in with corrupt authorities with actions often expressed through misogyny and racism. The landscape surrounding Gasskas is the planned site of a huge windfarm project, except that holdouts among the local population of Sami reindeer herders are refusing the sell their lands. A crime conglomerate hiding under a corporate umbrella is scheming to absorb the entire project for themselves and in anticipation has corrupted a local official and enlisted a motorcycle club as enforcers. The corporate/criminal mastermind is as grotesque a figure as can be imagined.
Into this scenario the leads of the previous books are separately brought north from their base in Stockholm. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is attending the wedding of his daughter Pernilla to a Gasskas municipal official. He is at loose ends career wise, as the investigative journal Millenium has ended its print format and is now a podcast. The feisty hacker/security consultant Lisbeth Salander is being interviewed by local social workers in an attempt to convince her to become guardian to her 13-year-old niece Svala, the daughter of deceased half-brother Ronald Niedermann, whose indigenous Sami mother has gone missing. Svala has inherited the congenital analgesia of her father, making her impervious to pain. She also has a strain of recklessness not far removed from that of her aunt.
Swedish actor Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish language trilogy of films adapting the original Stieg Larsson novels. Image sourced from Pinterest.
There was a sense in this book of the baton being passed. Blomkvist does gradually become involved with local Gasskas journalists, but he is in more of mentoring role rather than the investigator & writer of the exposes of the early books. Salander, although initially reluctant, does begin to accept some responsibility for her niece, even to the point of self-defense coaching. The idea of a Mini-Me Salander seems a bridge too far though. The Blomkvist/Salander partnership is held in reserve through much of the book so that this first of the new trilogy has the feel of a teaser for more to come. Certainly enough of the villains are left on the run at the end for further to be done. Old fans will certainly want to know what comes next.
The cover of the original Swedish language edition as published by Bokförlaget Polaris in 2022. Image sourced from Bokförlaget Polaris.
I read this Advance Reading Copy of The Girl in the Eagle's Talons in eBook format thanks to the publisher Penguin Random House Canada and the Net Galley website in exchange for which I provide this honest review.
Soundtrack
Ok, even if it has nothing to do with the new book, I couldn't resist revisiting the initial teaser trailer for David Fincher's English language film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) with its cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" as performed by Karen O, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Full song available here.
Other Reviews
The Cry of the Sea Eagle by Ingrid Elam, SVT Kultur, November 4, 2022. [Swedish language review]
Trivia and Links
I've avoided describing the earlier books above, but this new book's introductory section provides some brief character descriptions of the main earlier figures. For a summary of the publishing history of the earlier books with plot summaries (spoilers obviously) the Wikipedia article on the Millennium Series is quite helpful.
Author Karin Smirnoff has published an earlier Northern Sweden based trilogy known as the Jana Kippo (2018-20) series. The first of those has been translated into English as [b:My Brother|55708459|My Brother (Jana Kippo, #1)|Karin Smirnoff|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1607604326l/55708459._SY75_.jpg|64616703] (2021).
Review of the Knopf/Penguin Canada eBook obtained July 2023 as an ARC via Netgalley & to be published August 29, 2023 translated by [a:Sarah Death|379533|Sarah Death|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] from the Swedish language original Havsörnens skrik [The Sea Eagle’s Cry] (November 4, 2022)
Lisbeth puts down the sun visor and adjusts the mirror slightly. Sticks her hand in her inner pocket. Produces a bit of blood, earth and ash and paints on the soul of a warrior.
"You look like Noomi Rapace," says Svala.
"Who?"
"Doesn't matter," says Svala. - the author winks at the fans of the Swedish language films adapting the original Stieg Larsson novels.
[3.5 rating]
Writers of continuation series walk a fine line. If you diverge too much from the original characters and go in an entirely new direction, the old school fans might lament that diversion. If you repeat too much of the original, you may be accused of simplified pastiche and lack of originality. With The Girl in the Eagle's Talons, Swedish author Karin Smirnoff takes up the challenge and attempts to satisfy both old and new readers of the Millennium (aka The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) series. This follows the original Stieg Larsson trilogy (2005-07) and David Lagercrantz's first continuation trilogy (2015-19).
Smirnoff sets her tale in Norbotten, the northernmost county of Sweden, in the fictional town of Gasskas. The book continues with Stieg Larsson's themes of criminal organizations tied in with corrupt authorities with actions often expressed through misogyny and racism. The landscape surrounding Gasskas is the planned site of a huge windfarm project, except that holdouts among the local population of Sami reindeer herders are refusing the sell their lands. A crime conglomerate hiding under a corporate umbrella is scheming to absorb the entire project for themselves and in anticipation has corrupted a local official and enlisted a motorcycle club as enforcers. The corporate/criminal mastermind is as grotesque a figure as can be imagined.
Into this scenario the leads of the previous books are separately brought north from their base in Stockholm. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is attending the wedding of his daughter Pernilla to a Gasskas municipal official. He is at loose ends career wise, as the investigative journal Millenium has ended its print format and is now a podcast. The feisty hacker/security consultant Lisbeth Salander is being interviewed by local social workers in an attempt to convince her to become guardian to her 13-year-old niece Svala, the daughter of deceased half-brother Ronald Niedermann, whose indigenous Sami mother has gone missing. Svala has inherited the congenital analgesia of her father, making her impervious to pain. She also has a strain of recklessness not far removed from that of her aunt.
Swedish actor Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish language trilogy of films adapting the original Stieg Larsson novels. Image sourced from Pinterest.
There was a sense in this book of the baton being passed. Blomkvist does gradually become involved with local Gasskas journalists, but he is in more of mentoring role rather than the investigator & writer of the exposes of the early books. Salander, although initially reluctant, does begin to accept some responsibility for her niece, even to the point of self-defense coaching. The idea of a Mini-Me Salander seems a bridge too far though. The Blomkvist/Salander partnership is held in reserve through much of the book so that this first of the new trilogy has the feel of a teaser for more to come. Certainly enough of the villains are left on the run at the end for further to be done. Old fans will certainly want to know what comes next.
The cover of the original Swedish language edition as published by Bokförlaget Polaris in 2022. Image sourced from Bokförlaget Polaris.
I read this Advance Reading Copy of The Girl in the Eagle's Talons in eBook format thanks to the publisher Penguin Random House Canada and the Net Galley website in exchange for which I provide this honest review.
Soundtrack
Ok, even if it has nothing to do with the new book, I couldn't resist revisiting the initial teaser trailer for David Fincher's English language film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) with its cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" as performed by Karen O, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Full song available here.
Other Reviews
The Cry of the Sea Eagle by Ingrid Elam, SVT Kultur, November 4, 2022. [Swedish language review]
Trivia and Links
I've avoided describing the earlier books above, but this new book's introductory section provides some brief character descriptions of the main earlier figures. For a summary of the publishing history of the earlier books with plot summaries (spoilers obviously) the Wikipedia article on the Millennium Series is quite helpful.
Author Karin Smirnoff has published an earlier Northern Sweden based trilogy known as the Jana Kippo (2018-20) series. The first of those has been translated into English as [b:My Brother|55708459|My Brother (Jana Kippo, #1)|Karin Smirnoff|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1607604326l/55708459._SY75_.jpg|64616703] (2021).
i couldnt finish this book. It was a drag and it ruined the series for me.
Getting closer...
The original books by Stieg Larsson were amazing. His creation of Lisbeth Salander was a refreshing take on female heroines. When Lagercrantz took over we lost the exciting and page turner novels Larsson had given us. Now Karin Smirnoff steps in.
She is a good author and kept me reading. She did wait a bit long to bring in Lisbeth, but she did do justice to the character. One can only hope she expands her ability and gets us closer to the Salander we all came to love.
The original books by Stieg Larsson were amazing. His creation of Lisbeth Salander was a refreshing take on female heroines. When Lagercrantz took over we lost the exciting and page turner novels Larsson had given us. Now Karin Smirnoff steps in.
She is a good author and kept me reading. She did wait a bit long to bring in Lisbeth, but she did do justice to the character. One can only hope she expands her ability and gets us closer to the Salander we all came to love.
The 7th Lisbeth Salander book. Gave this one 3 stars because it wasn’t as good as the original 3 in my opinion. It’s a good story but hard to follow in the begging. For awhile I thought the translation was off. Overall it was a good story but a lot was left unanswered for me. Maybe there will be an 8th book? I do appreciate the author not messing with previous story lines.