The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Vintage)
by Stieg Larsson
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Book Summary Information
Author: Stieg LarssonTranslator: Reg Keeland
Edition: Kindle Edition
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Kindle eBook
Published: 2010-05-19
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 577
Publisher: Vintage
Book Reviews of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Vintage)
Book Review: Unputdownable
Summary: 5 Stars
First things first: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is unquestionably the most successful of Stieg Larsson's three volumes about Lisbeth Salander.
Salander, one of the most extraordinary characters ever to inhabit the printed page, is one of a large cast that includes the author's fantasy doppelganger, the journalist Mikael Blomkvist; Mikael's colleagues at Millennium magazine; Lisbeth's employer and members of his staff; a hefty number of police officers; a crew of secret agents; assorted prosecutors, social workers, and attorneys; Swedish Cabinet members; and a large group of baddies, including the thugs who hang out in a motorcycle club and two members of Lisbeth's own family.
You might think that such a motley crew of characters could never fit within the confines of a single volume, much less come across as real people. Not so here.
Well, maybe not real people. But the novel works. The suspense will raise your blood pressure. In a word, Hornet's Nest is unputdownable.
Unlike so many of the complex, multi-character stories I find myself reading, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is easy to navigate. I rarely found myself wondering where or how a minor character had come into the story. Larsson's writing is so vivid, and his characters so well drawn, that I was able to avoid my usual habit of searching through previous chapters to remind myself who was who.
A novel, like all of history, is a study of change. As Joseph Heller wrote, "Something happens," and a character (or characters) change as a result. In that sense, the three books in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, beginning with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and ending with this long but consistently gripping novel, together constitute a single story. It is only here, in the closing sections of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, that we can see clearly the change that has been wrought in Lisbeth Salander as she passes through the trials by fire spelled out in these three engaging tales.
(From Mal Warwick's Blog on Books)
Summary of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Vintage)
The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson?s internationally best-selling trilogyLisbeth Salander?the heart of Larsson?s two previous novels?lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She?s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she?ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge?against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
From the Hardcover edition.
Amazon Best Books of the Month, May 2010 As the finale to Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is not content to merely match the adrenaline-charged pace that made international bestsellers out of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. Instead, it roars with an explosive storyline that blows the doors off the series and announces that the very best has been saved for last. A familiar evil lies in wait for Lisbeth Salander, but this time, she must do more than confront the miscreants of her past; she must destroy them. Much to her chagrin, survival requires her to place a great deal of faith in journalist Mikael Blomkvist and trust his judgment when the stakes are highest. To reveal more of the plot would be criminal, as Larsson's mastery of the unexpected is why millions have fallen hard for his work. But rest assured that the odds are again stacked, the challenges personal, and the action fraught with neck-snapping revelations in this snarling conclusion to a thrilling triad. This closing chapter to The Girl's pursuit of justice is guaranteed to leave readers both satisfied and saddened once the final page has been turned. --Dave Callanan
The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson?s internationally best-selling trilogy
Lisbeth Salander?the heart of Larsson?s two previous novels?lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She?s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she?ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge?against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
From the Hardcover edition.
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