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The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz

5 reviews

elliphant's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

När en hemlös man hittas död i en park väcker det ingen större uppmärksamhet. Men rättsläkaren Fredrika Nyman misstänker att något är fel och kontaktar Mikael Blomkvist, som lite motvilligt börjar undersöka fallet. När den oidentifierade mannen visar sig kunna ha kopplingar till Johannes Forsell, Sveriges försvarsminister, blir fallet genast högaktuellt. Blomkvist behöver hjälp av Lisbeth Salander, men hon befinner sig i Moskva och går inte att nå. Lisbeth har bestämt sig för att en gång för alla göra upp med sin syster Camilla. 

Tredje och sista delen från David Lagercrantzs penna bjuder på politiska skandaler, DNA-forskning, Himalayaexpeditioner och organiserat näthat. Det är inte helt enkelt att reda ut alla trådar och ibland ger jag upp i mina försök att hänga med - det brukar lösa sig ändå. 

Blomkvist är sig lik och jag gillar att Bublanski och Modig får lite utrymme igen. Däremot tycker jag att Lisbeth inte alltid beter sig som hon brukar. Kan inte riktigt peka på något specifikt, det är nog mer en känsla jag får. Nu ser jag fram emot att se hur Karin Smirnoff har tagit sig an karaktärerna!
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margherita1968's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I primi 5 libri sono molto belli, questo meno, è piuttosto lento e ripetitivo. 
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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

 this one was okay, it felt like they tried to put too much into too short of a book. It felt rushed. I also don't know if there's a spin-off series only in Swedish, but the ending just seemed to not really be a full ending to a series. 
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margardenlady's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I liked this one much more than #5, also written by Lagercrantz.  Maybe it was me, maybe Lagercrantz is hitting his jam in this series he has continued.  At any rate, Lisbeth  is up to her old tricks - being the superhero nerd character that I fell for from the start.  Mikel gets swept up in a political issue that reaches its icy fingers back to a Mt Everest climb from years before.  Lisbeth is tracking her sister. And all the threads weave in and out of the novel in a seamless way. 
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