I don’t normally go for novels written about the present-day, but Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy really is outstanding.
Even in
translation, Larsson’s writing is clear, concise and driven. Intriguing hints
and new twists combine deftly with touching moments and action-packed scenes,
making it one of those books where ‘just one more page’ becomes another hour.
The only criticism I have is that the writing style stays exactly the same even
when we switch point of view characters, but each character still stands out as
an individual, and it’s quite possible that some subtle differences were lost
in translation.
In this, the
second novel of the trilogy, the focus moves closer to home – to Stockholm,
where both Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander live. When Salander becomes
the suspect in the investigation of a multiple murder, the police and the press
begin to dig into her private life and her past, and we, the reader, discover
some of what happened to make her the unique and contradictory heroine she is.
The
combination of bleak isolation and desperate empowerment contained within this
novel is very compelling, and makes the trilogy utterly memorable and
definitely well worth reading.
Next up: The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Next up: The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
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