The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Millennium #2

Stieg Larsson with Reg Keeland (Translator)

512 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel. Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Mill...

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Community Reviews Summary of 27,765 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
mysterious 80%
tense 75%
adventurous 52%
challenging 24%
emotional 18%
sad 10%
reflective 6%
informative 2%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 59%
fast 23%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Plot: 31% | Character: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 45% | No: 41% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13%

Average rating

4.13

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