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The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz
I had some serious trepidation about this book before I started it. The girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy is some mighty fine storytelling. Lisbeth Salander is one of the best heroines of modern literature. I wasn't sure that anyone would be able to continue this series after the author's death. So, while I was excited to read a new book in the series, I was highly doubtful that it would be the same.
The final verdict? It isn't the same. The writing feels different. You can tell that it was written by a different author. However, once Salander is back on the scene, none of that really matters anymore. She makes her entrance and keeps the book going. The story is a bit convoluted, even for a series that thrived on that. However, it is the characters that carry this one. Blomkvist and Salander and the various other entities that populate this book help keep it entertaining and engaging.
All that being said, this is still the worst of the series. There's not enough of Salander in it. The plot is a bit ridiculous and confusing. There's almost no interaction between Blomkvist and Salander. Does that make it a bad book. No, I still give it five stars although I'm willing to admit that some of that is due to my own adoration of the two main characters.
Do I want to see this series continue? I think so, yes. Although I do worry about the quality drastically dropping the more books there are. Perhaps this should be the last one? After all, the author is dead so maybe his characters should be retired and remembered as they are. I can say that I enjoyed this one and that it brought back memories of my enjoyment of the first three. Is that a high enough endorsement of it for you? You be the judge of that!
As long as Blomkvist and Salander don't ever change, sign me up for more!
The final verdict? It isn't the same. The writing feels different. You can tell that it was written by a different author. However, once Salander is back on the scene, none of that really matters anymore. She makes her entrance and keeps the book going. The story is a bit convoluted, even for a series that thrived on that. However, it is the characters that carry this one. Blomkvist and Salander and the various other entities that populate this book help keep it entertaining and engaging.
All that being said, this is still the worst of the series. There's not enough of Salander in it. The plot is a bit ridiculous and confusing. There's almost no interaction between Blomkvist and Salander. Does that make it a bad book. No, I still give it five stars although I'm willing to admit that some of that is due to my own adoration of the two main characters.
Do I want to see this series continue? I think so, yes. Although I do worry about the quality drastically dropping the more books there are. Perhaps this should be the last one? After all, the author is dead so maybe his characters should be retired and remembered as they are. I can say that I enjoyed this one and that it brought back memories of my enjoyment of the first three. Is that a high enough endorsement of it for you? You be the judge of that!
As long as Blomkvist and Salander don't ever change, sign me up for more!