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The Girl in the Spider's Web: Continuing Stieg Larsson's Dragon Tattoo Series
David Lagercrantz
3.57 AVERAGE
1.87k reviews for:
The Girl in the Spider's Web: Continuing Stieg Larsson's Dragon Tattoo Series
David Lagercrantz
3.57 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Like a great impression of the real thing, but still not the real thing. Too many characters, not enough Lisbeth. Her sister is frightening, though, so that helps, but it should have focused on the rivalry between them. Too many bad guys, lightly characterized, with no clear motive from the get-go. I got through this, wanting to know what was going on, but it was full of loose ends and flat characters.
I started reading under the guise that this was made off of the partial rough draft written by Stieg Larsson before his death and finished by Lagercrantz. I then found out that Larsson's partner is in possession of the rough draft and that the series IP, now owned by Larsson's brother and father, does not want anything to do with Larsson's notes and drafts outside of the original trilogy and would rather contact the publisher to contract a random author to write their own trilogy, starting with this book, than to contact Larsson's partner to finish the actual work Larsson started. In essence, Lagercrantz's work in this series is mere fan-fiction to Larsson's actual work.
Aside from that, I never gotten into Lagercrantz's writing with this novel. He has a burning love for overdrawn expositions of new characters, of which he introduces at least four or five this way before we even meet Salander again, and speaking of which, I personally didn't like how Lagercrantz wrote Salander and Blomkvist's relationship in this book. I stopped around pg 68 and will most likely not return, as there are plenty of other novels I'd rather invest my time reading instead.
I'd still recommend the original trilogy by Larsson.
Aside from that, I never gotten into Lagercrantz's writing with this novel. He has a burning love for overdrawn expositions of new characters, of which he introduces at least four or five this way before we even meet Salander again, and speaking of which, I personally didn't like how Lagercrantz wrote Salander and Blomkvist's relationship in this book. I stopped around pg 68 and will most likely not return, as there are plenty of other novels I'd rather invest my time reading instead.
I'd still recommend the original trilogy by Larsson.
2.5 stars. Technically well written and translated but its nowhere near Larsson quality.
The good: the writing is pretty good and the mystery alright though not as in depth as the original trilogy. A rather acceptable fan fiction of the series. It does give another story with lisbeth and blomkvist. The idea of an autistic child with salander capabilities is interesting.
The bad: Larsson may not have wanted any more books in the series and someone betrayed his wishes post mortem. Its not a Larsson book in that the author tries to imitate his style but falls flat for example Larsson wrote about every little detail (which should be off putting but it works. I genuinely enjoyed the 50 sandwiches and coffees Blomkvist had) David doesn't do this and it takes something away and even despite it, the book seems longer and sluggish. Despite a story about salander and blomkist I feel as though they're not central to the story. The characterization felt wrong, Blomkvist is angry when he should be relaxed and salander is sloppy when she should be calculating but full of emotion beyond bad ass boxer. The biggest flaw in my opinion is there's no element of social injustice which is the biggest draw of the original trilogy plot. The author decides to leave almost every paragraph with a dramatic one liner that doesn't work, like "snow fell on the window ledge". And finally there's some discrepancy such as the story of why salander goes by wasp (David wants us to believe its all based on comic books) an interesting idea but a) lisbeth never brings up comics in previous books and b) I'm pretty sure the wasp thing came about in her training in boxing.
The ugly: despite the whole premise is to continue the salander/blomkvist saga they only exchange a few emails throughout the book.
The good: the writing is pretty good and the mystery alright though not as in depth as the original trilogy. A rather acceptable fan fiction of the series. It does give another story with lisbeth and blomkvist. The idea of an autistic child with salander capabilities is interesting.
The bad: Larsson may not have wanted any more books in the series and someone betrayed his wishes post mortem. Its not a Larsson book in that the author tries to imitate his style but falls flat for example Larsson wrote about every little detail (which should be off putting but it works. I genuinely enjoyed the 50 sandwiches and coffees Blomkvist had) David doesn't do this and it takes something away and even despite it, the book seems longer and sluggish. Despite a story about salander and blomkist I feel as though they're not central to the story. The characterization felt wrong, Blomkvist is angry when he should be relaxed and salander is sloppy when she should be calculating but full of emotion beyond bad ass boxer. The biggest flaw in my opinion is there's no element of social injustice which is the biggest draw of the original trilogy plot. The author decides to leave almost every paragraph with a dramatic one liner that doesn't work, like "snow fell on the window ledge". And finally there's some discrepancy such as the story of why salander goes by wasp (David wants us to believe its all based on comic books) an interesting idea but a) lisbeth never brings up comics in previous books and b) I'm pretty sure the wasp thing came about in her training in boxing.
The ugly: despite the whole premise is to continue the salander/blomkvist saga they only exchange a few emails throughout the book.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
La saga original están entre los mejores libro que he leído nunca. Y este libro esta al mismo nivel. Excelente.
This was better than I expected, considering it wasn’t written by the original author, Stieg Larsson. On the othet hand, I’ve read some of Lagercrantz’s earlier work, and I was actually intrigued.
My favourite thing about this series is how it continues to shit on child psychologists, because honestly, that’s a mood. I’m taking off an entire star for Andrei’s death, however; that was the most unnecessary thing I’ve ever seen.
I’m looking forward to the next book and whatever’s in the future for this series!
My favourite thing about this series is how it continues to shit on child psychologists, because honestly, that’s a mood. I’m taking off an entire star for Andrei’s death, however; that was the most unnecessary thing I’ve ever seen.
I’m looking forward to the next book and whatever’s in the future for this series!
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
This book had a remarkably different feel compared to the original three Larsson wrote before his death. Much less descriptive (more “tell” than “show”) and less character development all around. While I am curious about what else Lisbeth Salander is going to do next, I really struggled to connect with the characters in this volume, and don’t know if I would have at all had I not read the three original novels first.
Fourth in the Millennium Series. The story builds in an interesting way. I like the style and the detail in the story. This particular book did not stand out as much as the previous books, but still enjoyable.
This book is nothing like the original trilogy. It’s boring and intolerable. I abandoned it after the half way mark. There was not enough of the main characters in the book and randomness going on with ancillary characters. BORING.
It is also proof of how stieg larsson’s partner has been deprived of his estate by his father and brother and a legal system that is a tool of patriarchy. Give it a pass.
It is also proof of how stieg larsson’s partner has been deprived of his estate by his father and brother and a legal system that is a tool of patriarchy. Give it a pass.