The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I find Larsson’s work terribly frustrating at times. Frustrating because it can be oh so annoying and then suddenly become oh so good. There were times when I could not deal with the text. To me he seemed obsessed with rape. It’s a theme that he overused in this book. Even a word that he overused. His word choice in general made me raise an eyebrow at times. I get what he was trying to do, and that he was conveying the opinions of his characters, but dyke and whore were so overused that I was beginning to see red.
His exposition of characters was weak and too detailed. I wasn’t ever sure if the details I had to pore through would have any relevance later at or not. Turns out that most of the time it did help the reader understand a motive, but I couldn’t help but think that characters were developed only to help the plot.
In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it took about 100 pages to really get into the work. This time it took 200 pages. That’s a lot to ask.
However, in the end I will say it was definitely worth it. The last half of this book is a really fun read, full of suspense and moments where I was holding my breath. I really couldn’t put it down and even wanted to scrap my Independence Day plans to stay in and read. He does, in fact, connects all the dots. So if you’re reading this book and you’re struggling with the first half, know that it’s all worth it in the end.
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OMG….you said the samet thing I said on your newer post. Just dug to this point. Great minds think alike!! Gah…someone else told me to move right into the 2nd one without stopping for a break or I’ll be more lost in the first 200 pages of this one.
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