A fellow classmate of
mine suggested me this book out of the blue. But when I was surfing around
Amazon in the Used Books section, I came across all the books in the trilogy
at a freakingly low price and it was an offer I could never refuse when it
comes to buying books. I ordered them all and here I am writing a “review”
after finishing it which feels like forever.
You can get the book (used) at an awesome price here
(which is where I bought)
- I was not sure whether I would like this book.
- The size of the book was a tad bit longer than my average book.
- And I have been way too many books which have lead girl characters, so it got kinda monotonous.
This book took away all
the doubts and started to become a book that was actually likable as I dived
into it. The first few chapters would make you think that this was a book that
is gonna be revolving around this weird girl named Lisbeth Salander but Mikael
Blomkvist takes the stage midway and keeps the story interesting till
the very end. The thing that I did not like about the book was where it had all
these descriptions about the financial kind of stuff that happens in
Blomkvist’s profession and to be honest, I did not get what was happening much.
But I could only know
that he was not winning. This is where I thought I was not going to finish this
book and thought that I was going to put the book down. The first
eighty pages or so were filled with things that have to do with
financials and other problems that he comes across in his job that you kind of
just flip through the pages but are not exactly engrossed. Then as the pages
turn, the Lisbeth’s character generates momentum and I got to understand her in
a way of why she behaves in such manner and could empathize with her on some
levels.
I read in Goodreads
where some people felt that the book was way too descriptive of unnecessary
scenes and situations. I think it was actually so. The book spans of about 530
pages in paperback and could have been a lot more gripping if the story
was shortened a bit. There are an awful lot of characters that are not
very memorable and have very minor insignificant roles to play in the story. It
gets confusing after a point to recollect when a character is being talked
about. The criminal investigation is so perfectly written where the crime is
viewed in literally all angles and perspectives of different people present on
the day of the crime. The way with which the investigation moves ahead is simply
cool.
This book is a good
book when you forego the unwanted description of scenes and the buck load of
characters that come and go. I have the remaining books from the trilogy and
would start those before this year for sure.
