College Textbooks Reviews
Being a hungry enthusiastic for thrillers, after finishing the great Volume I on the Millennium Trilogy, I, as some of the reviewers displayed on the AMAZON US site, could not wait for the US print on the follow up masterpiece from Stieg Larsson- The Girl who played with Fire- and purchase the UK edition.
I might not be a "hard reader" - I read 5 to 10 books a year, but because of this limited time I have for this purpose, I try to be really selective, and believe me, if you are looking for a page-turner, all niter excellent novel, this is the book for you.
In my opinion, a good novel has to have several elements to be successful, and Larsson achieves this flawlessly. Good story-telling, simple (at first glance) yet complicated characters, and an "out-of- the-ordinary" plot. If a novel has these 3 elements on a decent scale, I am caught! College Textbooks for Cheap
In the first installment of this trilogy- The girl with the dragon tattoo- you only begin to know the main characters, Mikael Bloomkist and Lisbeth Salander, and you just have to love the great persona and profile put on both of them.
I am a fan of the Camel Club series by David Baldacci, and I found out a lot of similarities on the "slow-but-constant" development and knowledge of "Oliver Stone"- the main character on Baldacci's novels- as well as Lisbeth Salander. These are enigmatic and sometimes surprising characters, but Larsson, as well as Baldacci, know very well the tempo and extension of their creations, therefore a delightful and even-better-than-the-original delivery of a great series. I can hardly wait for the conclusion of this masterpiece. This is a MUST HAVE if you are a thriller aficionado. College Books for Less
I read the awesome first book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy, "The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo," but it was a while ago and I'm sure I forgot a lot of what happened in it between reading that one and the second book. Despite that, "The Girl Who Played With Fire" held together well for me, and it might also work for anyone who has not read the first book. But Lisbeth Salander is such an awesome, knock-out character in both that I can't imagine anyone not wanting to start with the first in this trilogy. (It's on sale now with free super-saver shipping, so get both books!) College Textbooks
Lisbeth is a heroine unlike any I have ever encountered. There's a part of me that wants to be just like her. She doesn't get mad; she gets even--but she doesn't have to brag about it or even let on what she's done. Imagining the "WTF?" reactions of those who have crossed her is a delight! The closest I can think of to Lisbeth in the popular culture is Trinity from "The Matrix," but Trinity pales in comparison to Lisbeth. I can hardly wait to see who they cast to play her in the movies--which they just HAVE to make.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" has a good bit of complexity in terms of the necessary but peripheral characters: the investigative teams, mainly. I don't know how many of them are likely to show up in the third book, but I finally just let go of trying to keep track of all of them and followed the action, trusting that (if needed) Larsson will catch me up on the minor characters later.
I might not be a "hard reader" - I read 5 to 10 books a year, but because of this limited time I have for this purpose, I try to be really selective, and believe me, if you are looking for a page-turner, all niter excellent novel, this is the book for you.
In my opinion, a good novel has to have several elements to be successful, and Larsson achieves this flawlessly. Good story-telling, simple (at first glance) yet complicated characters, and an "out-of- the-ordinary" plot. If a novel has these 3 elements on a decent scale, I am caught! College Textbooks for Cheap
In the first installment of this trilogy- The girl with the dragon tattoo- you only begin to know the main characters, Mikael Bloomkist and Lisbeth Salander, and you just have to love the great persona and profile put on both of them.
I am a fan of the Camel Club series by David Baldacci, and I found out a lot of similarities on the "slow-but-constant" development and knowledge of "Oliver Stone"- the main character on Baldacci's novels- as well as Lisbeth Salander. These are enigmatic and sometimes surprising characters, but Larsson, as well as Baldacci, know very well the tempo and extension of their creations, therefore a delightful and even-better-than-the-original delivery of a great series. I can hardly wait for the conclusion of this masterpiece. This is a MUST HAVE if you are a thriller aficionado. College Books for Less
I read the awesome first book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy, "The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo," but it was a while ago and I'm sure I forgot a lot of what happened in it between reading that one and the second book. Despite that, "The Girl Who Played With Fire" held together well for me, and it might also work for anyone who has not read the first book. But Lisbeth Salander is such an awesome, knock-out character in both that I can't imagine anyone not wanting to start with the first in this trilogy. (It's on sale now with free super-saver shipping, so get both books!) College Textbooks
Lisbeth is a heroine unlike any I have ever encountered. There's a part of me that wants to be just like her. She doesn't get mad; she gets even--but she doesn't have to brag about it or even let on what she's done. Imagining the "WTF?" reactions of those who have crossed her is a delight! The closest I can think of to Lisbeth in the popular culture is Trinity from "The Matrix," but Trinity pales in comparison to Lisbeth. I can hardly wait to see who they cast to play her in the movies--which they just HAVE to make.
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" has a good bit of complexity in terms of the necessary but peripheral characters: the investigative teams, mainly. I don't know how many of them are likely to show up in the third book, but I finally just let go of trying to keep track of all of them and followed the action, trusting that (if needed) Larsson will catch me up on the minor characters later.
