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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
4...Great read, even Lis showed up a couple times in her rare bad ass form...felt like this book could have been part of the last one...maybe as a lead up to the last one? Or at least that is what I'm hoping for...because something is missing from the novels...maybe it's the author? ALL in all good read and I will read the last one!
I REALLY liked the main plot of this installment in the series. I think without the familiar main characters I still would have been interested in the dilemma. I'm fascinated by the twin phenomenon and though some of the connections were predictable, it was still cool to watch them unravel the mystery. The Faria plot was somewhat unrelated but still a nice bit of awesome women being awesome.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5*
This was better than "The Girl in the Spider's Web" but not as good as the original trilogy. The pacing was much better but still suffers from a lack of plot. There was perhaps too much going on at the beginning of the book that it took a while for the book to really get going. There was a lot of meandering between storylines and some of them could easily have been cut out or shortened.
This was better than "The Girl in the Spider's Web" but not as good as the original trilogy. The pacing was much better but still suffers from a lack of plot. There was perhaps too much going on at the beginning of the book that it took a while for the book to really get going. There was a lot of meandering between storylines and some of them could easily have been cut out or shortened.
Started this book well before Christmas and I’m only just finishing it now. The last 50 pages of action should have happened way sooner, as the first 350 pages were dull and extremely slow.
There was very little nuance in any of the text, everything was over-explained.
The completionist in me needs to read the 6th book to finish the series and be done with it, but the logical part of me really doesn’t want to start the last one.
Disappointing, because I absolutely loved Larsson’s first 3.
There was very little nuance in any of the text, everything was over-explained.
The completionist in me needs to read the 6th book to finish the series and be done with it, but the logical part of me really doesn’t want to start the last one.
Disappointing, because I absolutely loved Larsson’s first 3.
Just saw, looking for the next book in the series that I have not read this yet and the price sank, so I bought it. The next book is even as an ebook rather expensive and I will that for that to sink to 10 Eur or less, like with this book (I guess it was on publishing the same ridiculous high price).
Read this in German translation, as that is my first language and english would have been also a translation (do not read Swedish).
Writing is ok, but at the scenes with hacking (like in the prison office) felt not as real as with Larsson, as often with people who do not know their stuff. While it did not go into details, it felt embellished as to the capabilities of both Lisbeth and other hackers, this may be also due to the POV in the prison office scene of the person looking at the hacking, so not too sure about that.
What was really disturbing, was the ever changing POVs and then commenting on it like an outsider. And also no visual distinction when POV changes - in some books this is chapter wise, or marked somehow, so it is clear, who is now narrating, which I think is rather better and more readable, and also here in this book there are a few too many POVs.
But most even non-significant side infos / stories get integrated into the main story at some point, so, ok, 4 stars it is.
Also, as this is a series, I was surprised, how much of the 4 books before that I had forgotten, although the most necessary parts are retold, adding to the length of the story. For me this a fast page-turner, just the right length, but I can understand if others see this differently.
Not really wether I have changed, or the writing is not as good as it has been, but I found this lacking without something to put my finger on, even with the 4 stars I gave it (and thought about giving 5!), should re-read the other books again, but there are just so many books on TBR-bought list ....
So, still highly recommended, but keep in mind, that I read the German translation, and this does not say all about the english translation.
Read this in German translation, as that is my first language and english would have been also a translation (do not read Swedish).
Writing is ok, but at the scenes with hacking (like in the prison office) felt not as real as with Larsson, as often with people who do not know their stuff. While it did not go into details, it felt embellished as to the capabilities of both Lisbeth and other hackers, this may be also due to the POV in the prison office scene of the person looking at the hacking, so not too sure about that.
What was really disturbing, was the ever changing POVs and then commenting on it like an outsider. And also no visual distinction when POV changes - in some books this is chapter wise, or marked somehow, so it is clear, who is now narrating, which I think is rather better and more readable, and also here in this book there are a few too many POVs.
But most even non-significant side infos / stories get integrated into the main story at some point, so, ok, 4 stars it is.
Also, as this is a series, I was surprised, how much of the 4 books before that I had forgotten, although the most necessary parts are retold, adding to the length of the story. For me this a fast page-turner, just the right length, but I can understand if others see this differently.
Not really wether I have changed, or the writing is not as good as it has been, but I found this lacking without something to put my finger on, even with the 4 stars I gave it (and thought about giving 5!), should re-read the other books again, but there are just so many books on TBR-bought list ....
So, still highly recommended, but keep in mind, that I read the German translation, and this does not say all about the english translation.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Yes
I found the mystery lacking, the structure confusing and the ties to Salander quite strenuous. It feels like a middle book only there to stretch out the story until the real finale in book 6.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated