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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bastante flojo, la verdad. Como último libro de la saga Millennium esperaba algo más potente, con más acción, que llevara a Mikael y Lisbeth al límite... y me he encontrado una novela insulsa, a ratos aburrida, y que sólo tiene acción en las últimas 150 páginas. Una despedida un poco bluff.
‘Many dead never have a name and some not even a grave.’
Lisbeth Salander is finally ready to face her sister Camilla. She’s been planning, changing her appearance, awaiting an opportunity. She’s disappeared from her usual haunts, preparing to confront Camilla.
Mikael Blomkvist cannot find her, and he needs her help. Mikael’s telephone number has been found in the pocket of an unidentified homeless man. The man is dead, but as he died, he spoke the name of a government minister. Blomkvist wants to protect the minister, but he cannot do so alone.
The sisters are well-matched, and because of the past they hate each other. Lisbeth knows that Camilla will kill her if she doesn’t strike first. Lisbeth wants vengeance for recent events as well as for the past.
While I’ve enjoyed the three novels David Lagercrantz has added to the Millenium series, I enjoyed this one the most. The parallel story lines of Mikael’s investigation and Lisbeth’s search intensify
the tension, and I had to keep reading to find out how it would end.
What will happen next?
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Lisbeth Salander is finally ready to face her sister Camilla. She’s been planning, changing her appearance, awaiting an opportunity. She’s disappeared from her usual haunts, preparing to confront Camilla.
Mikael Blomkvist cannot find her, and he needs her help. Mikael’s telephone number has been found in the pocket of an unidentified homeless man. The man is dead, but as he died, he spoke the name of a government minister. Blomkvist wants to protect the minister, but he cannot do so alone.
The sisters are well-matched, and because of the past they hate each other. Lisbeth knows that Camilla will kill her if she doesn’t strike first. Lisbeth wants vengeance for recent events as well as for the past.
While I’ve enjoyed the three novels David Lagercrantz has added to the Millenium series, I enjoyed this one the most. The parallel story lines of Mikael’s investigation and Lisbeth’s search intensify
the tension, and I had to keep reading to find out how it would end.
What will happen next?
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
About as good as the last book, but still pales in comparison to the original trilogy. While I think the author has a pretty good grasp of the characters that Stieg Larsson developed, he doesn’t seem to utilize them to their fullest, especially Lisbeth Salander. Both feel familiar, but more subdued. In the original trilogy, the characters really came alive and in the second trilogy especially books 5 & 6, the characters feel more like chess pieces.
It doesn’t help that this book has two disjointed plots. One about an accident on Mt. Everest a decade before the novel begins and a beggar in present day that turns up dead under suspicious circumstances. The othe plot involves Salander going after her sister as revenge for Holger Palmgren. I think the author did a good job of fleshing out details of Lisbeth’s and Camilla’s past that felt genuine to the storyline and themes of the books. But that plot too felt a little lifeless. I’m not sure what the point of the Everest plot was other than that the author couldn’t come up with a plot just about Camilla.
I know a new author is taking a hand at this series next year so we’ll see if that helps this series return to form as I did like book 4 quite a bit. These are great characters and the right author can bring them to life once more.
It doesn’t help that this book has two disjointed plots. One about an accident on Mt. Everest a decade before the novel begins and a beggar in present day that turns up dead under suspicious circumstances. The othe plot involves Salander going after her sister as revenge for Holger Palmgren. I think the author did a good job of fleshing out details of Lisbeth’s and Camilla’s past that felt genuine to the storyline and themes of the books. But that plot too felt a little lifeless. I’m not sure what the point of the Everest plot was other than that the author couldn’t come up with a plot just about Camilla.
I know a new author is taking a hand at this series next year so we’ll see if that helps this series return to form as I did like book 4 quite a bit. These are great characters and the right author can bring them to life once more.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-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:
No
Lisbeth Salander's story continues. As with previous David Lagercrantz entries in the series this is good, solid thriller writing and sticks to the themes and feeling of the original stories but Steig Larsson, without ever quite matching the unique flavour that made them worldwide hits. Still a series worth following though.
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes