The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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Average rating4.1
I found the intrigue a little hard to follow. I think I read the books out of order. I liked the books and was sorry to hear the author has passed and we may have to wait a while before his unpublished work is released.
This was one immensely satisfying book. And it wound up the trilogy beautifully. I don't intend on reading the Lagercrantz books. This is where I'd like it to end.
The novel is a continuation of the events of the 2nd book. It's huge, it's detailed yet as described in a blurb on the back cover - it is “to be read in great hungry chunks”.
We get to see a lot more of Salander this time. Her interactions with other humans, thoughts running around in her head, her personality, sassy replies and the cool confident demeanour, without being a “perfect person” is my favorite part of the trilogy.
From the beginning till about 80% of the novel, Blomkvist and allies make tactical moves to worthy opponents. Controlling the information flow, with a touch of (totally necessary) paranoia,an insanely motivated group of people on either sides fight to their wits' end that culminates quite eventfully in a court room - a chapter that will give you goosebumps.
I felt this book as an improvement over the last one. Without question, a must-read if you have read the previous two books.
Exciting! I was pretty worried because the beginning of the book was not as good as the previous two, with too much of the usual fare of conspiracies. But I was once again surprised buy how the rhythm of the story mounted and mounted, with great old and new characters and by the end I could not stop and I lost good hours of sleep trying to get a few more page in. It is bittersweet to finish this amazing trilogy from a gifted author gone too soon...
Melanjutkan cerita buku sblmnya, Salander dibawa ke rmh sakit, gitu juga Zalachenco. Pada akhirnya Salander harus menceritakan versi kebenarannya sendiri kepada publik, hal yg paling dia takutkan. Dia mengambil keputusan itu atas desakan Mikael juga.
This book was very difficult to get through. The first one, was amazing I read that pretty fast, the second I read basically to the very end on the edge of my seat and then stopped before finishing it a year later due to some other factors.
This one however, felt painful. Of course I wanted to know how the series ends, and what happens to everyone but it was just too long. Too much details that weren't necessary that I think were supposed to add suspense. I fell asleep reading this book way too many times. When I get really into a book nothing will keep me from finishing it, even staying up all night, but this was not the case. I hated the random little side issues with Berger, and how that was resolved. It didn't add to the story at all. Her leaving Millennium and then coming back at the end of the book felt useless to be honest. We could have been just fine without any Berger in this book. I understand that part of it was to make Blomkvist become less of a womanizer and the way to do that would be for him to reject her once he starts dating Figuerola but honestly at that point I really didn't care about his personal life and wanted to see what happens to Lisbeth and the trial and Niedermann.
Overall I felt that at least it wrapped up most things so I wasn't left annoyed and wanting more but not actually wanting to read anymore.
I'm left feeling let down and frustrated. This was a reread for me, and going into it I remembered being in awe of the entire series. However, upon rereading Dragon Tattoo, Played with Fire, and Hornet's Nest, I've realized I'm really only in love with Dragon Tattoo. Played with Fire and Hornet's Nest are basically one giant story split into two books, and that story is all about the abuse Salander has faced and how she's going to continue to face it while all these evil authority figures keep trying to lock her up in an institution. Played with Fire was interesting, but it ended on a cliffhanger. Hornet's Nest felt really drawn out and full of filler. In the first two books, Larsson weaves boring exposition/scene/dialogue that gives the reader necessary information with other exposition/scene/dialogue that is really fascinating to read. It's an interesting balance. Hornet's Nest, however, has SO MANY instances of just boring boring boring exposition/scene/dialogue. Maybe this is on me because I love Salander and for the majority of this book she's unable to be at the center of the action. I'm not going to spoil anything, of course, but I just didn't care about all these other characters. This story was about Salander, and yet she wasn't really aroung. Like I said, I'm feeling let down and frustrated. I'm sad that Larsson wasn't able to write anymore in the Millennium series, and originally I thought I wouldn't be picking up the books written by Lagercrantz. However, I've changed my mind. I don't know when I'll pick up the next book, Spider's Web, but I'm now willing to read it if only to see Salander in action.
These are just my quick thoughts after just completing the book. A more comprehensive review will be coming on my YouTube channel (youtube.com/allisontheresa) and on my blog (allisontheresa7.wordpress.com).
great series, so sad the author died taking his vision for 7 more books with him.
Enjoyed it very much! Ended the series out well, but I still wish there was more. :-)
I love it and I hate it at the same time. Is that possible? Yes. Because it's Steig Larsson. >.<
Reasons I love it:
-Duh, Lisbeth Salander. She's one of my favourite female character ever. If you ask me to describe badass, I would say Lisbeth Salander.
-Berger's story got interesting when she left Mellenium and started at SMP, She knows what she wants and does it without hesitation because she is the boss. And she knows it.
-The Journalism. It's amazing how at that time, everyone is anticipating the print that is coming out. I am still happy with everyday newspaper. But you know, the internet is here so, can't complain.
-The Trial, I have waited 700 pages for it and it was all worth it. I swear I cried for a solid 5 minutes when Palmgren stood up from his wheelchair and spoke. T_T I don't want to spoil it for you but it was all worth the wait.
And I hate it because:
- All 3 books has too much explanation of everything. Description of everything, what was ordered, what was on the receipt, how it was delivered, even who delivered it. Ugh. You feel like skipping through the pages, but you do not because eventually, you are interested on how tasty that Billy's Pan pizza is. Ugh.
But still. I am glad Lisbeth had the happy ending she deserved. Long overdue. Although she still has her same ways. At she can now at least be legal to be drunk in Sweden. She earned it.
It has been several years since I read the first two instalments of Steig Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire. I had begun reading The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest but had always left it unfinished and only recently when thinking about unfinished trilogy's did it begin annoying me that never did I get round to following through the story of Larsson's alternative and feisty heroine Lisbeth Slander.
Although written as a trilogy I found that the first novel, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, could have been a standalone book due to the slightly isolated subject matter whereas books 2 & 3 were very definitely linked and followed on more directly from the other. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo reads as a murder mystery whereas The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest are more politically driven and seek to raise questions over the ethical dealings of the Swedish Government.
I'm not quite sure why I did not complete this book during my initial attempt at reading it some years ago, I was literally hooked on it this time around. I had to do a fair bit of reminding myself who was who and perhaps because of it's translation from Swedish to English I found many of the character names to be similar and I had to keep reminding myself who was whom and whether they were a good or bad guy.
That aside this is a wonderful novel. Picking up immediately after book 2 we find Lisbeth being rushed to hospital grievously wounded and facing several criminal charges against her, not to discount her psychopathic father being in the hospital room next door. Trying to help her, old friend and Millenium journalist Mikael Blomkvist begins to undertake all kinds of espionage style dealings and from there it's very much about mapping out who is going to be victorious in either destroying or saving Salander.
It is gripping, fast paced, engaging and although Lisbeth is in no way a traditional heroine we root for her the whole way through. Her lawyers examination of dodgy psychiatrist Telborian was one of the most gripping pieces of writing I've ever had the pleasure of devouring.
It's really no wonder this trilogy has become so highly regarded, it is collectively wonderful to read.
Not a very good book. I stopped about 25% of the way in, and will watch the movie to get caught up. Life's too short.
The third of the trilogy, but really it's the Jedi of the trilogy in that the second and third books are two volumes in the same story. I found the plot of this one getting rather thin, reminding me somewhat of Robert Ludlum with the spy organisations within spy organisations, but it still held my attention well enough for me to ditch my podcasts for a few days to get through the final eight hours of audiobook.
The showdown in the brick factory at the end was pretty good, but the end of the book seemed to come with the court case that we were waiting for for the whole book. I couldn't believe that there were still two hours of audio to go after the end of the court case. But there were some loose ends to be sure.
I think my favourite part of the book was when Erika Berger had a showdown with the news editor at SMP. I wish the author had made a bit more of that!
All in all, an average book with three stars. Not even a 3.5 for me!
I would like to continue with the story of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. This book has left me with strange feelings because the ending was abrupt and it is obvious that the author was planing to write more books of the series. Too bad Stieg Larsson is dead!
While [b:The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 2429135 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) Stieg Larsson http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327868566s/2429135.jpg 1708725] seems to have been more of a stand-alone book, its two sequels were clearly written as a pair. Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest picks up immediately after the end of [b:The Girl Who Played With Fire 5060378 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium, #2) Stieg Larsson http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351778881s/5060378.jpg 6976108], dealing with the aftermath of the violence in Gosseberga. Lisbeth is in the hospital along with Zalachenko. Blomkvist is, as always, roaming around.I found the approach disappointing. Yes, there was plenty to cover, and many loose ends to tie up, but the middle book ended with sufficient closure that I would have preferred another stand-alone book. This last book in the trilogy was as well written as the second, but it simply was not as good.For one thing, the fiercely independent Salander is in custody, and largely unable to act. I found her to be surprisingly tolerant of the situation, and it didn't quite fit with what we'd know of her until then. But the focus in this book was much more on the other actors - Blomkvist and Berger especially.In Played with Fire, “All the Evil” turned out to be essentially two connected and horrific events, where I had expected something more and longer lasting. Here, the key mystery also turned out smaller than expected. It could have worked fine, but the build-up was more than the mystery itself.This is a much more procedural book, but worthwhile for its description of the series' key characters. The ending, which ties up a key loose end left dangling throughout the book, is disappointing, and seems like it could have been improved with further editing.All in all, Hornets' Nest is certainly worth reading for any reader of the trilogy, but it's not as effective a book as its predecessor.
Another excellent installment of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” series, and unfortunately the last. I enjoyed the evolution and growth of the title character in this novel.
Book Review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - A good conclusion to the popular thriller. This is really just the second half of the second book. It is not a seperate book, but just a second part. This continues to be more about Lisbeth than Blomkvist, although Blomkvist is quite present. It is interesting how the different legal system plays such a heavy roll in the books.
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Better than I had expected. Rather hamfisted, and the main character is totally a Mary Sue... but I found myself enjoying the story and the characters. Larsson had a strong sense of justice and moral outrage, and dammit it's just fun to watch some übercompetent good guys fight and win (spoiler alert: yeah, like there's ever any doubt) against bullies.
Again, I love this whole series. You know its good when your first thought after finishing is “Darn, too bad the author past away and there won't be anymore books from him nor anymor.e with these characters
Tied up all the plot points, but reads less like a thriller or detective story. Thought that it could be long-winded at times but the story is interesting enough for me to stay on till the end.
This is the third book in Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. The first book in Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) can be read as a stand alone work. The second and third books, however, form one long story. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest picks up exactly where The Girl Who Played with Fire ends. (So, you need to read that book first.)
In TGWKtHN, Lisbeth Salander can no longer go it alone. At start of the book she is badly hurt, confined in a hospital, and has very limited communication with the outside world. She is forced to confront her basic distrust of people and to accept the aid of Mikael Blomkvist, Dragan Armansky, and others in order to avoid being locked up, possibly for life, in a mental institution.
(Avoiding spoilers) TGWKtHN, like Larsson's other books, is a long and meandering story. But, it is far from dull. A decades-long criminal conspiracy run by totally ruthless men must be uncovered and dealt with. Lisbeth's innocence must be proved. And, Lisbeth and Mikael must accomplish the rather important task of staying alive to do so. The story proceeds along several story lines that eventually come together in multiple climaxes involving both action and courtroom drama. The ending is oddly satisfying.
I will say no more. Read all three books.
(SPOILERS for the second book in the series, [b:The Girl Who Played with Fire 5060378 The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) Stieg Larsson http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293976153s/5060378.jpg 6976108])This book picks up right where the second one left off. Lisbeth Salander is in critical condition with a couple of gunshot wounds. There is chaos everywhere with people being investigated and arrested for various crimes. Scandal abounds.Parts of this book were intriguing and compelling and parts were dry and boring. I won't lie: there were bits about the Swedish government that I skimmed over. They were not essential to my understanding of the plot and they were extremely dull. On the other hand, the parts about Salander and her fight for revenge made for very interesting reading. I will miss the character of Salander though I can't say I will miss much else from this series.Additionally, this book has some serious editing issues.
I loved the final book to this amazing series. I couldn't stop reading once it finally got to the trial. The ending was also very cute, but I'm a bit disappointed with who Blomkvist ended up with. I'm a blomkvist x salander shipper. :Db