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andrew_f 's review for:
The Girl Who Lived Twice
by David Lagercrantz
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
About as good as the last book, but still pales in comparison to the original trilogy. While I think the author has a pretty good grasp of the characters that Stieg Larsson developed, he doesn’t seem to utilize them to their fullest, especially Lisbeth Salander. Both feel familiar, but more subdued. In the original trilogy, the characters really came alive and in the second trilogy especially books 5 & 6, the characters feel more like chess pieces.
It doesn’t help that this book has two disjointed plots. One about an accident on Mt. Everest a decade before the novel begins and a beggar in present day that turns up dead under suspicious circumstances. The othe plot involves Salander going after her sister as revenge for Holger Palmgren. I think the author did a good job of fleshing out details of Lisbeth’s and Camilla’s past that felt genuine to the storyline and themes of the books. But that plot too felt a little lifeless. I’m not sure what the point of the Everest plot was other than that the author couldn’t come up with a plot just about Camilla.
I know a new author is taking a hand at this series next year so we’ll see if that helps this series return to form as I did like book 4 quite a bit. These are great characters and the right author can bring them to life once more.
It doesn’t help that this book has two disjointed plots. One about an accident on Mt. Everest a decade before the novel begins and a beggar in present day that turns up dead under suspicious circumstances. The othe plot involves Salander going after her sister as revenge for Holger Palmgren. I think the author did a good job of fleshing out details of Lisbeth’s and Camilla’s past that felt genuine to the storyline and themes of the books. But that plot too felt a little lifeless. I’m not sure what the point of the Everest plot was other than that the author couldn’t come up with a plot just about Camilla.
I know a new author is taking a hand at this series next year so we’ll see if that helps this series return to form as I did like book 4 quite a bit. These are great characters and the right author can bring them to life once more.