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A review by miropo
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
2.0
My biggest issue with this book is that the characters have changed significantly. These aren't the same characters, stories, or Millenium series that Stieg Larsson created. While it's not necessary for them to remain identical, Lagercrantz has made them his own, and that's precisely why I don't enjoy it. He could have crafted a different story with new characters instead. I dislike that it's called Millenium because Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander now feel like mere shadows of their former selves.
Some of their more extreme, caricature-like traits are still present, but they seem absurd in this context. The tone of the novels is also vastly different; Lagercrantz's three books are filled with hope but lack sufficient fulfillment. I wonder how much of this direction was influenced by the family's wishes for the story's progression (or wanting to keep ownership of the rights) or by Lagercrantz's desire to complete the series and move on to other projects.
Some of their more extreme, caricature-like traits are still present, but they seem absurd in this context. The tone of the novels is also vastly different; Lagercrantz's three books are filled with hope but lack sufficient fulfillment. I wonder how much of this direction was influenced by the family's wishes for the story's progression (or wanting to keep ownership of the rights) or by Lagercrantz's desire to complete the series and move on to other projects.