Stieg Larsson knocked another one out of the ball park with his second novel and follow-up to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Kiss-ass girl power is back in the form of Lisbeth Salander, who finds herself framed for a triple murder. Her lurid past dragged out in the press, her few friends targeted and beaten by very bad criminals, who can she turn to for help? Friend and journalist Mikael Blomkvist staunchly defends Lisbeth’s innocence and will not rest until the truth and real killer are discovered.
Once again Larsson draws you in to his wonderfully written web of plot twists and turns that will keep you captivated to the very end, and leave you wanting more. I am now dying to read the third book, yet so very sad it’s his last one. (For those unaware, Stieg Larsson died shortly after handing in three complete novels to his publisher).
I do have one criticism of Larsson’s work, and I’m left to wonder, had he lived through the editing process, would the flaws have been polished before the books were printed? The first two books have started off incredibly slowly for me, but once I got past the first 50 – 100 pages, the story completely grabbed me and didn’t shake me loose until the final page was turned. As I don’t normally read books of this genre, I found the reading went easier after first watching the movies, and even knowing how they ended, I was nonetheless completely enthralled with the books, so much so that I literally couldn’t put them down until finished.
I highly recommend both The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and its follow-up The Girl Who Played With Fire as they were excellent, but unless you normally read books of this ilk, watch the movies first, it will enhance your reading enjoyment to no end.
Till next time, happy reading!
L J
| TBR = 4 | WPL = 5 |
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