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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
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:
No
it was fine. I neither hated it nor liked it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Alcohol
2.5 ⭐
Incredibly slow moving plot. This is probably my least favorite book of the series so far. There were too many characters and subplots that jumped between multiple timeframes. The last quarter of the book was exciting, fast paced, and what the rest of the novel should have been. It was an interesting premise, but the execution was poor.
Incredibly slow moving plot. This is probably my least favorite book of the series so far. There were too many characters and subplots that jumped between multiple timeframes. The last quarter of the book was exciting, fast paced, and what the rest of the novel should have been. It was an interesting premise, but the execution was poor.
I'm not sure where to start, here. I think I have many of the same issues as I did with Lagercrantz's last novel. Blomkvist and Salander just aren't in the story enough. We spend too much time with other characters, and some of the POV jumps are a little ridiculous (I'm thinking of a particular scene close to the end where we jump POV characters in the middle of the scene for no reason at all). In fact, Blomkvist could've not even been in the novel at all and it wouldn't really have changed the story much.
Then there's the plot. Things happen, sure, and there are even two storylines to follow, but...why? The description of this book makes it seem like there will be a huge focus on Salander and her past, but Salender is only really important to the one storyline that has nothing to do with her or her past. The other one could move long without her (or, again, Blomkvist), and we'd still have a novel. This made the climax deeply unsatisfying.
So it moved along quickly, but the entire time I was reading I had the feeling of "this is it?" in the back of my head.
Then there's the plot. Things happen, sure, and there are even two storylines to follow, but...why? The description of this book makes it seem like there will be a huge focus on Salander and her past, but Salender is only really important to the one storyline that has nothing to do with her or her past. The other one could move long without her (or, again, Blomkvist), and we'd still have a novel. This made the climax deeply unsatisfying.
So it moved along quickly, but the entire time I was reading I had the feeling of "this is it?" in the back of my head.
I found this overly long with too many convoluted plot turns and side issues. The writing got bogged down and did a lot of telling instead of showing and most of the violent scenes were just frankly unbelievable. I do give high marks to the narration of the audio by Simon Vance who gave his usual great performance.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The story is mostly good. He is well-researched on twin studies that have happened in real life and kept the details close to the truth. The laziness when it comes to the characters is infuriating. There were so many times when I thought they would just never say/do that. A huge bummer because I didn’t feel that strongly when he wrote #4.
J'ai largement préféré cette histoire à celle du tome 4. Il y a aussi plus d'action je trouve, moins de descriptions, et du coup je me suis moins ennuyée qu'au tome précédent.
J'ai eu l'impression de retrouver un peu Lisbeth aussi, c'était vraiment sympa d'avoir cet éclairage nouveau sur son passé.
Bon, j'avoue, ça m'a un peu gavée qu'il ne se passe rien entre elle et Mikael, mais bon !
Dommage que Michael Nyqvist ne soit plus là pour incarner le journaliste...
J'ai eu l'impression de retrouver un peu Lisbeth aussi, c'était vraiment sympa d'avoir cet éclairage nouveau sur son passé.
Bon, j'avoue, ça m'a un peu gavée qu'il ne se passe rien entre elle et Mikael, mais bon !
Dommage que Michael Nyqvist ne soit plus là pour incarner le journaliste...
The book felt very much like a continuation of the prior book. That's both good and bad. Because of the way it flows, it doesn't seem to have it's own plot or storyline. The narrative continues, and holds your interest and is well told, but ultimately i felt disappointed. I enjoy the characters and the events, butdidn't feel like it actually had a purpose or satisfactory end. I'm going to continue the series, but i hope the next book has a bit more structure.
Mouais... On est sur du 2 étoiles ½, même en cherchant bien. C'est ficelé comme ça peut, mais sans l'armature de l'univers Larsson, ce serait franchement brouillon. Difficile de dire, par moments, si Camilla figure dans le livre en tant qu'antagoniste potentielle ou si elle est juste mentionnée pour satisfaire le quota gémellaire. La violence n'est pas au service du développement des personnages comme elle l'était dans les premiers tomes. Et que dire du dénouement franchement heureux ? Bref, soit c'est moins bien, soit c'est moi qui deviens blasée avec l'âge.
Good, but not great. This series is running out of steam.