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A review by liestef
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
3.0
A long, drawn-out immediate continuation of the second book in the trilogy, I found this to be very large in part exhausting, exhaustive, and quite boring in places.
However, there were segments that I found enthralling, if not a little far-fetched, and this is why I liked it more than I did the second but less than the first.
There were some chapters that almost put me to sleep, because I found may of the enormous cast members that were introduced to be uninteresting, and I did not particularly care about most of them. Then there were the last 100 or so pages when the story finally got going, and answered questions that had been unanswered previously.
Without giving away any of the plot, I now understand why the first book was given the English title as "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", and not literally translated from Swedish as "Men Who Hate Women".
The latter can describe a central recurring theme that can be found in ALL of the books, right up to the last pages. "The Girl..." which is more of a stylistic tactic than an appropriate title given the subject of the three books, works only after having read all three books, and understanding the importance of the character of Lisbeth Salander.
However, for me the real hero is Mikael Blomkvist. Yes, I want to be Lisbeth Salander when I grow up, but I think part of me wants to believe that there really are people like Kalle Blomkvist out there. Or maybe I am just one of those hopeless females who has fallen for his irresistible charm.
All in all, I will miss the Millennium saga, and I am glad that I read it.
However, there were segments that I found enthralling, if not a little far-fetched, and this is why I liked it more than I did the second but less than the first.
There were some chapters that almost put me to sleep, because I found may of the enormous cast members that were introduced to be uninteresting, and I did not particularly care about most of them. Then there were the last 100 or so pages when the story finally got going, and answered questions that had been unanswered previously.
Without giving away any of the plot, I now understand why the first book was given the English title as "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", and not literally translated from Swedish as "Men Who Hate Women".
The latter can describe a central recurring theme that can be found in ALL of the books, right up to the last pages. "The Girl..." which is more of a stylistic tactic than an appropriate title given the subject of the three books, works only after having read all three books, and understanding the importance of the character of Lisbeth Salander.
However, for me the real hero is Mikael Blomkvist. Yes, I want to be Lisbeth Salander when I grow up, but I think part of me wants to believe that there really are people like Kalle Blomkvist out there. Or maybe I am just one of those hopeless females who has fallen for his irresistible charm.
All in all, I will miss the Millennium saga, and I am glad that I read it.