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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
Staggeringly slow in the beginning. Took me 3 or 4 tries to get it started- always got a few hundred pages in and then set it down out of frustration with the focus on computer terms and odd swedish names. then it was like I hit a switch and BAM! it was an excellent book. The mystery was on! And then all too quickly the first book was over. Thankfully the next two picked up right where the first left off, without the awkward intro slowness. Really fell in love with the main characters- Mikael and Lisbeth were both so likeable- tho Lisbeth mostly for her strength and tenacity rather than personality- that I was desperate to figure out the ending. Great series!
A little violent for my taste - it gave me nightmares - but an intriguing story that will keep you reading past your bedtime
Best Author & Series EVER!! 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
I loved these books! I read them on my Nook, and I couldn't click "next page" fast enough, through all three. Lisbeth Salander is a quirky, brilliant girl of about 25 who gets involved with a series of adventures with Mikael Blomqvist, a journalist. In the first book, she helps him investigate the mysterious disappearance of a girl from her wealthy family more than 30 years ago. In the second, they get involved with trying to find a Soviet spy who just happens to be Lisbeth's father. And in the 3rd book Mikael and others try to find a killer for murders for which Lisbeth is blamed.
The translation is sometimes forced ("hooligans"?) and there is a lot of detail about computer stuff that wasn't interesting. Also, reading the three together in series means you have to sit through some "this is what happened previously" in the prior books. But it's all worth it. These books are great "reads." The perfect airplane books, especially if you are traveling abroad and can read them all at once.
Stieg Larsson died after delivering the manuscripts, so there will be no more "Girl Who" books. I am sad but also I think it would be difficult to keep the story going. I'm sure with the success of these books there will be copycats. It remains to be seen whether the copies are as good as the original.
The translation is sometimes forced ("hooligans"?) and there is a lot of detail about computer stuff that wasn't interesting. Also, reading the three together in series means you have to sit through some "this is what happened previously" in the prior books. But it's all worth it. These books are great "reads." The perfect airplane books, especially if you are traveling abroad and can read them all at once.
Stieg Larsson died after delivering the manuscripts, so there will be no more "Girl Who" books. I am sad but also I think it would be difficult to keep the story going. I'm sure with the success of these books there will be copycats. It remains to be seen whether the copies are as good as the original.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
favorite series of all time?
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So many names...my eyes were glazed over for the whole first chapter or two. That's the one and only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars instead of 5.