I finished the last part of the renowned Millennium Trilogy yesterday, The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. I am usually not an avid fan of detective / crime fiction but Swedish author Stieg Larsson had me hooked with his powerful characters, creative twists and Swedish names.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo started with a cunning conspiracy and introduced us to the insatiable Mikael Blomkvist and the legendary Lisbeth Salander. The sequel, The Girl who Played with Fire, delved deeper into the meticulous mysteries surrounding Salander. It was harrowing, brutal and oh so good. It also ended with a major cliffhanger forcing you to endure The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.
I happily started reading this 744 page bastard but was soon overwhelmed by long winded and reoccurring synopsizes of the previous novels, too much detail, too much politics, too many pages and not enough action (the main character literally lays there) leading up to a bland and predictable conclusion where everyone gets their just deserts.
The final part of this trilogy, in my humble opinion, simply lost its edge and was entirely created to tie up some loose ends which is such a shame but in its entirety, it’s still the best (and only) crime series that I’ve read. Definitely worth a plunge in the deep end.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo started with a cunning conspiracy and introduced us to the insatiable Mikael Blomkvist and the legendary Lisbeth Salander. The sequel, The Girl who Played with Fire, delved deeper into the meticulous mysteries surrounding Salander. It was harrowing, brutal and oh so good. It also ended with a major cliffhanger forcing you to endure The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.
I happily started reading this 744 page bastard but was soon overwhelmed by long winded and reoccurring synopsizes of the previous novels, too much detail, too much politics, too many pages and not enough action (the main character literally lays there) leading up to a bland and predictable conclusion where everyone gets their just deserts.
The final part of this trilogy, in my humble opinion, simply lost its edge and was entirely created to tie up some loose ends which is such a shame but in its entirety, it’s still the best (and only) crime series that I’ve read. Definitely worth a plunge in the deep end.
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