lugdunum
01-31-2009, 01:48 PM
This book is the first volume of the currently European bestselling trilogy and is classified under the thriller genre.
Mickael Blomkvist, a financial reporter recently convicted of libel against a powerful business man is hired by the former chair of a swedish industrial titan. His mission is to give a fresh insight into the disappearance of his 13 year old niece, who went missing a decade ago during a family reunion.
He will receive the help of Lisbeth Salander, an unsociable hacker with a peculiar sense of authority and rules.
After only a few pages, I was sucked into the plot and I can easily understand that some people read it in one afternoon. The book is a real page turner and Stieg Larsson managed to create a dark and gloomy atmosphere on a small Swedish island.
On the other hand I have to say that I found the rythm to be quite irregular and it sometimes slows down so much that it made me put the book down more than once.
I also found it rather predictable and particularly disliked the exaustive description of IT tools and programmes which I found quite unnecessary. I wouldn't be surprised to read that the book was sponsored by IT companies.
Apart from these few negative points, I would recommend this book if you're looking for something to read while on holiday or for a long journey... To be avoided if you have to wake up early the next day as it is sometimes hard to put it down....
Mickael Blomkvist, a financial reporter recently convicted of libel against a powerful business man is hired by the former chair of a swedish industrial titan. His mission is to give a fresh insight into the disappearance of his 13 year old niece, who went missing a decade ago during a family reunion.
He will receive the help of Lisbeth Salander, an unsociable hacker with a peculiar sense of authority and rules.
After only a few pages, I was sucked into the plot and I can easily understand that some people read it in one afternoon. The book is a real page turner and Stieg Larsson managed to create a dark and gloomy atmosphere on a small Swedish island.
On the other hand I have to say that I found the rythm to be quite irregular and it sometimes slows down so much that it made me put the book down more than once.
I also found it rather predictable and particularly disliked the exaustive description of IT tools and programmes which I found quite unnecessary. I wouldn't be surprised to read that the book was sponsored by IT companies.
Apart from these few negative points, I would recommend this book if you're looking for something to read while on holiday or for a long journey... To be avoided if you have to wake up early the next day as it is sometimes hard to put it down....