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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Engaging and easy read, albeit with some horrific aspects. More far-fetched than the first volume, but Salander still delights.
dark
medium-paced
This book picked up right where the second book left off. It tied up a lot of loose ends from the first two books which was satisfying and parts of the book were fascinating, but it moved rather slow. It wasn't as much fun to read as the first two. It's not a bad book, just kind of a let-down after the first two.
The entire series was very good, but not excellent. Larsson was an excellent writer, though -- even translated to English. This last book was a bit bogged down at the beginning -- some of the story not really relevant to the plot.
Una joya de libro, toda la trilogía es merecedora de 5 estrellas.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
I just love the whole cloak and dagger plot with the section within sepo. And the trial falling apart at he end is one of the most satisfying culminations in fiction.
This one was more procedural than the other two. It had less of its own story. However, I really couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out how the series ended.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While this was my least favourite book in the Millennium trilogy, I still enjoyed it a great deal. The characters are so diverse and complex, and the last third in particular was so riveting that I couldn’t put the book down. But while I love Larsson’s characters and storytelling, wading through 400 pages of complex Swedish politics to get to the non-stop action was a bit of a slog. But I feel a great sense of accomplishment in finishing this trilogy!
I can't say this is the best of the three "Girl with/who/kicked" books; They all tie for best. In fact, I think they tie for favorites of all the books I have read.
I think there is information in the book that was not necessary to keep the story going, but those places, like all Larsson's writing, is made so easy to read and interesting, one is glad it is there. I spent about 7 days reading the whole series. For me, at least, I can think of few things would be more enjoyable.
Hornet's nest begins with Lizbeth Salander in intensive care where a bullet is extracted from her brain and two others removed from shoulder and hip. She makes a full recovery. The 653 pages contain such a twisted tale of spies, illegal imprisonment, government corruption, illegal wiretaps... well, it just goes on and on. Larrson paints some very interesting characters, both resurrecting some from the earlier novels and creating some new ones that the reader is led to love and to despise, both with good reason. The book has a very exciting trial where the Lisbeth is eventually finally acquitted of all charges. Eventually, all ends are tied up.
I have referred to the Swedish versions of these three novels. I like the movie for this novel as well, although it cuts some corners that do not minimize the excitement. I did like the ending of the book better than the movie. In the book, Lisbeth does say "Thank you" to Blomkvist's sister, who was her advocate during her trial and the last sentence of the book compared to the last 30 seconds of the movie.
I decided to listen to the book so that I could hear someone else's interpretation of the story. It was wonderful. I got it from my local library's digital library on the Overdrive app.
I think there is information in the book that was not necessary to keep the story going, but those places, like all Larsson's writing, is made so easy to read and interesting, one is glad it is there. I spent about 7 days reading the whole series. For me, at least, I can think of few things would be more enjoyable.
Hornet's nest begins with Lizbeth Salander in intensive care where a bullet is extracted from her brain and two others removed from shoulder and hip. She makes a full recovery. The 653 pages contain such a twisted tale of spies, illegal imprisonment, government corruption, illegal wiretaps... well, it just goes on and on. Larrson paints some very interesting characters, both resurrecting some from the earlier novels and creating some new ones that the reader is led to love and to despise, both with good reason. The book has a very exciting trial where the Lisbeth is eventually finally acquitted of all charges. Eventually, all ends are tied up.
I have referred to the Swedish versions of these three novels. I like the movie for this novel as well, although it cuts some corners that do not minimize the excitement. I did like the ending of the book better than the movie. In the book, Lisbeth does say "Thank you" to Blomkvist's sister, who was her advocate during her trial and the last sentence of the book compared to the last 30 seconds of the movie.
I decided to listen to the book so that I could hear someone else's interpretation of the story. It was wonderful. I got it from my local library's digital library on the Overdrive app.