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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Hey... se puede integrar feminismo en una historia y crear una historia competente ¿Quien lo diría?
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Enjoyed this a lot! A good, complicated thriller that was hard to put down. I really liked the characters, especially the female ones. Lisbeth, Berger, even Cecelia. I wouldn't call this a feminist book and I agree with some of the criticisms of its gender problems, but on the other hand this is a mainstream thriller that recognises that sexual violence against women in modern society is rife and largely unpunished, that men who rape women get away with it because society's attitudes and views of women permit it. That was refreshing, and in my opinion sets Larsson apart from people like James Patterson who obviously just get their rocks off writing about women being raped.
Biggest complaint: there was SO MUCH DETAIL, and in parts it was so unnecessary. Did we really need two or three pages explaining guardianship laws in Sweden?? Could've been edited more thoroughly. It was also bizarre that the book kicks off with the pressed flowers scene, and then Blomkvist pays, like.... ZERO attention to the fact that someone has been sending Vanger pressed flowers for decades, like that has no significance on the investigation even though it pretty obviously indicates that Harriet was alive the whole time. That was clumsy. I would have scrapped that part.
Anyway, now I'm just nitpicking. I read a book of over 500 pages in two days, that's no small feat for me.
Biggest complaint: there was SO MUCH DETAIL, and in parts it was so unnecessary. Did we really need two or three pages explaining guardianship laws in Sweden?? Could've been edited more thoroughly. It was also bizarre that the book kicks off with the pressed flowers scene, and then Blomkvist pays, like.... ZERO attention to the fact that someone has been sending Vanger pressed flowers for decades, like that has no significance on the investigation even though it pretty obviously indicates that Harriet was alive the whole time. That was clumsy. I would have scrapped that part.
Anyway, now I'm just nitpicking. I read a book of over 500 pages in two days, that's no small feat for me.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took a while for me to start clicking with this book, but once all the pieces started coming together it was thoroughly enjoyable.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book would have 4 starts, except it was a bit slow in the first half. After completing the book I believe those slower parts where meant to give a background (which it did) but it wasn't until the last 150-200 pages that the story really grabbed me. I definitely encourage everyone to give this a read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes