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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
As a big fan of the first two novels in this trilogy, I very much hoped that the final installation of this story would not disappoint, and I was very happy with the result. Carrying on directly from the narrative point at which 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' ended, Larrson's ability to combine fully rounded characters with a complex narrative is shown just as much in this book as the previous two. If viewed as stand alone novels, or as a trilogy as a whole, these books for me represent the greatest contribution to the thriller genre to date.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Really, this series is a five star rollicking good thriller - well written, with fine characterisation and the satisfaction of watching good triumph over evil. Thoroughly enjoyable and compulsive.
Though not as good as TGWPLF, this book was great - intriguing, exciting and a great summer read. I now join the chorus of people bewailing the fact that the Millennium series ends here. I guess I will focus all of my energy on hoping that they don't cast boring, bland Kristen Steward as Lisbeth in the US version of the movie.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
Not as awesome as the first two books. Not that they are masterful works of literature, but I got my hands on a British copy of this book back in like February and put it down after 100 pages BECAUSE IT WAS SO BORING. Thankfully, when you're filing papers all day, you can listen to audiobooks that blather on about Swedish towns you can't distinguish.
I'm glad it picked up, but it still wasn't as good. And it didn't pick up as much as I wanted it to. I thought more exciting things were going to happen. Kind of a let-down after the first two, but it tied up loose ends.
I'm glad it picked up, but it still wasn't as good. And it didn't pick up as much as I wanted it to. I thought more exciting things were going to happen. Kind of a let-down after the first two, but it tied up loose ends.
This is the longest of the 3 books and the one that could benefit the most from more editing. I struggled through some of the sections, but was glad I did as it was a satisfying conclusion to the whole saga. I'm going to miss Lisbeth Salander and also miss trying to imagine just what Mikael Blomkvist must look like to have so many women falling for him within minutes of being introduced!
Great series. I loved the way this last one wrapped everything up!
Wow, third book in this series the best. Style and pacing definitely picked up as the stories progressed. And they did progress. While all three have a theme of identifying and standing up to violence against women, they moved from targetting personal depravity (tattoo), to corporate depravity (fire), to the depravity of the modern security state (hornet).
The characters have become real. In the third book, Larsson took the time to fill in more details. I'm going to miss them, though I hear that Larsson's partner has the uncompleted manuscript for a fourth adventure.
The characters have become real. In the third book, Larsson took the time to fill in more details. I'm going to miss them, though I hear that Larsson's partner has the uncompleted manuscript for a fourth adventure.