filler.

The girl who played with fire....the 2nd book in the trilogy.

The 2nd book seemed, to me, to be mostly a filler. Why are there always filler books?? advancement. thats the key.

Anyways... despite the "filler" review, Larsson didn't really disappoint. He's pretty skilled in his writing, and with creating interesting characters that grab attention. Lisbeth Salandar is like no heroine in literature that I've ever seen.

I would suggest this book to anyone. For an airplane, as a gift, whatever. Interesting and loveable characters. Worth the time, AND the money.

Ink.

So. I saw the book everywhere but had never heard of it, until I started spouting off my theories on how literature today is all so tired, and classic literature actually had some meaning...ie...Dickens, Rand, Steinbeck. Ideas, theories, opinions and philosophies were all evident in a story. By telling a story they expressed a feeling or idea about something else entirely. Some view on society, or people, or whatever- And Marc cut me off and asked me if I had heard of this book. Because apparently this book is supposed to be ultra amazing, similar to the classics. The girl with the dragon tattoo. No, i had not. But I immediately went to go buy it, and finished less than zero immed. while continuously teasing myself with little glances at this new, promising looking book.

I started it, and tho it is not on par with a "classic" and there's no expressing of ideas and whatnot, the story is still really good. It DOES get you hooked, addicted, etc. The first book in a set of three, its full of swedish names that are hard to pronounce as well as interesting foreign cities as a setting.

Sadly, the author evidently died immediately after finishing the 3rd and final installment in the trilogy. Stieg Larsson, a native swede and expert on anti democratic and neo nazi organizations. What a bummer this is all the literature we'll get out of an obviously talented storyteller :-( Cant wait to get into the 2nd book.