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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I decided since I devoted myself to book one, and I already owned book two and three that I was going to push on. Push on I did! I originally rated this four stars, but after much thinking I decided to rest it on an even 3.
The problem with these books will always be that they're not written by the original author. They lack punches and they don't last long with you. The moments with the characters - especially with Mikael and Lisabeth (or even by themselves) are not very good. We're supposed to follow these two, see how these two grow and adapt to the changes around them. Sadly they don't, and that's fault of the author. Again, he is playing too tame with them - not diving deeper. How can he though? As I said in my review of book #4, he is not the voice or drive behind the reason/creation of the series.
I do think, on his own, the author is good at writing popcon mystery/thriller and he should take that to Hollywood. The pacing is fast - every little detail is cut and rounded to fit the narrative - and you could envision the scenes in your mindseye.
There is a lack of Camilla in this, so don't think this is a book with Lisabeth trying to chase after her. Let us save that for the final book.
I liked the story of the billionare who may or may not be having some sort of strange midlife crisis. I won't spoil any more than that, but the story does tie into Lisabeth and Camilla's own roots. The only question is did Steig plan on going in that direction or not?
On to book three: the finale!
The problem with these books will always be that they're not written by the original author. They lack punches and they don't last long with you. The moments with the characters - especially with Mikael and Lisabeth (or even by themselves) are not very good. We're supposed to follow these two, see how these two grow and adapt to the changes around them. Sadly they don't, and that's fault of the author. Again, he is playing too tame with them - not diving deeper. How can he though? As I said in my review of book #4, he is not the voice or drive behind the reason/creation of the series.
I do think, on his own, the author is good at writing popcon mystery/thriller and he should take that to Hollywood. The pacing is fast - every little detail is cut and rounded to fit the narrative - and you could envision the scenes in your mindseye.
There is a lack of Camilla in this, so don't think this is a book with Lisabeth trying to chase after her. Let us save that for the final book.
I liked the story of the billionare who may or may not be having some sort of strange midlife crisis. I won't spoil any more than that, but the story does tie into Lisabeth and Camilla's own roots. The only question is did Steig plan on going in that direction or not?
On to book three: the finale!
This book understands neither what made Blomkvist and Salander such captivating characters in the first place nor how a thriller works. It reads like a parody. Sad really.
Just doesn't measure up to the rest of the series, really didappointing.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh. Only one twist I didn't see coming. Mostly tough to believe. Even for this genre.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nagy reményekkel kezdtem bele az olvasásba, ám azt kell mondjam, hogy bár egy izgalmas és fordulatos könyvet kaptunk David Lagercrantz tollából, a könyv csak árnyéka (ahogy a cím is sugallja, Mint az árnyék) a korábbi köteteknek. A sodró lendület megmaradt, a témaválasztás izgalmas, de nem tudok maradéktalanul elégedett lenni a regénnyel, hiányoznak a jól felépített karakterek.
Részletes értékelésemet/ajánlómat az alábbi linken találjátok:
http://kaszavera.blog.hu/2017/09/16/konyvajanlo_david_lagercrantz_mint_az_arnyek
Részletes értékelésemet/ajánlómat az alábbi linken találjátok:
http://kaszavera.blog.hu/2017/09/16/konyvajanlo_david_lagercrantz_mint_az_arnyek
The first book Lagercrantz wrote was really good, very similar style to Larsson, however, I do feel that this second book by Lagercrantz is very different in writing style. It was also different in that Millenium was not the centre of the story for a change. I kinda liked that, but also missed the fact Millenium was hardly included. I also liked Salander’s character development a lot more in the previous book than I did in this one. I feel like she’s becoming a lot softer while also still being made out to be Wonder Woman. I liked it better when she was hard to read, rude and mysterious. I did enjoy the storyline though, but sometimes I find it hard to keep track of all the characters. Not too bad an edition to the series overall though.