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mollyzor 's review for:
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz
I listened to this on audio and I had some trouble following along. It just wasn't the same. I'm not sure how much of that is Lagercrantz's writing (vs. Larsson) and how much is the story line itself...in my opinion it just wasn't up to snuff compared to the original trilogy. Honestly, (and maybe it was the audiobook and my inability to differentiate characters with Swedish names without seeing the name spelled) I'm not even entirely sure what exactly it was about. There was something to do with secret information, bad guys getting a hold of that info, hackers...I'm not really sure. Blomkvist seemed incredibly boring. There was no reference to the woman he was seeing at the end of the last book. He seemed weirdly obsessed with Salander (also the narrator pronounced Salander-Suh-lander...it was annoying). Salander didn't enter until chapters in and she was almost had a supporting role. She just didn't seem like a developed character...it's like her character development regressed.
Salander hacks the NSA looking for the Spider Society (which, SPOILER ALERT, is most likely lead by her twin sister Camilla). A computer genius hacker is working in America, discovers some secrets, returns home to Sweden and takes his son August (who has autism) from his ex-wife and her abusive boyfriend. Computer genius is murdered. Murderer does not kill son because killer can tell he's handicapped. Turns out he's a savant and begins drawing his murderer. Salander (through hacking) realizes people are after him. Saves his life. Keeps him safe for awhile. They're attacked by her sister and bafoons. He gives her some code that helps her de-encrypt some file she got from her NSA hack. Blomkvist is doing something that I don't really remember. Talking to her and writing. He was just so freaking boring. There was also a story line where Millennium was owned by a company who wanted to "change their style" which was mentioned in the first chapter...and then not mentioned until the end of the book. And I felt the introduction of Camilla was a gimmick.
Overall, OK. But disappointed. I'm wondering if it would have been better if I had a read a hard copy. Maybe I'll reread it again sometime in the future, but right now kind of feeling blah about it. The first three are great-suspenseful and fast reads. This one just wasn't up to snuff :(
Salander hacks the NSA looking for the Spider Society (which, SPOILER ALERT, is most likely lead by her twin sister Camilla). A computer genius hacker is working in America, discovers some secrets, returns home to Sweden and takes his son August (who has autism) from his ex-wife and her abusive boyfriend. Computer genius is murdered. Murderer does not kill son because killer can tell he's handicapped. Turns out he's a savant and begins drawing his murderer. Salander (through hacking) realizes people are after him. Saves his life. Keeps him safe for awhile. They're attacked by her sister and bafoons. He gives her some code that helps her de-encrypt some file she got from her NSA hack. Blomkvist is doing something that I don't really remember. Talking to her and writing. He was just so freaking boring. There was also a story line where Millennium was owned by a company who wanted to "change their style" which was mentioned in the first chapter...and then not mentioned until the end of the book. And I felt the introduction of Camilla was a gimmick.
Overall, OK. But disappointed. I'm wondering if it would have been better if I had a read a hard copy. Maybe I'll reread it again sometime in the future, but right now kind of feeling blah about it. The first three are great-suspenseful and fast reads. This one just wasn't up to snuff :(