Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson

SO much better than The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Less predictable, more exciting. The book jumps between the characters' story lines/perspectives a lot, which I liked. Larsson would get me really excited about what was going on with a character, but he would jump to a different character at the height of the excitement. Frustrating? No... because the new plot line would be just as exciting. So I found myself jumping between characters and stories that all held my interest perfectly. He unwound the mystery of Salander's family and Salander's actions at a perfect pace.

The only thing I did find frustrating about this book was it's publishing ploy. This is not a complete book. The end of the book is not even remotely an end. You HAVE to read the next book to continue the plot. Darn publishers, splitting the book into two to make an extra buck. Because nobody is going to finish this book and then not immediately purchase the finale.

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