The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second book from the best-selling trilogy "Millennium Series" by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2006 and in English in January 2009.
As you all know or probably don't know yet, my only time to read is during my avail time at work. I don't really read when i'm at home because that is time spent with my boys. So, I have at least 2-3 hours a day to read but that depends on how addicted i am with the story that i would spare another hour or two. This 2nd book has worsen my already established obsession with Lisbeth Salander. And made me stay awake 'till 6 am in the morning for 3 straight days leaving me less that 8 hours of sleep. The Girl Who Played with Fire causes extreme sleep-deprivation. This book is THAT good. To compare it with the 1st book which i finished in 1 week, I finished this 2nd one in 3 days. Haha! Now what is it that made me enjoy thsi book so much?
1. Book 1 focused mainly on the Vanger family and gave more of Mikael Blomvkist and a little of Lisbeth Salander who after all is the main character of the book. Apparently, i feel like it was intended that way for the readers to long for more and have something being played in the imagination. Book2 focused on no one but Lisbeth. Yes, there were some new characters added too but damn! Lisbeth's hacking skills was more emphasized and the details of her character were revealed giving the readers an idea of her background and history.
2. Lisbeth was fucking missing for a few chapters that i started to get REALLY annoyed. And due to this annoyance i couldn't put the book down and i just had to wait until her name appears on the context of the book. She disappeared after being the chief suspect for three murders but of course, I've decided not to retell the story in any way so go figure yourselves.
3. I love the pace of the story. The manner of giving the readers a glimpse of Lisbeth's past but moving forward to what's gonna happen next. It shows how Lisbeth is loved and loathed by the people that surround her. It really brings a totally different view of her because for the first time you can see her being truthfully affected by her friend, Miriam Wu. It shows a soft side of her.
4. The book was so thrilling that my hands were literally shaking as it was reaching the end of the story. I loved it so much, it was hard for me to recover not until i got my hands on the 3rd book. Haha! The pace of the story, the introduction of the characters, the intellectual capabilities of Blomvkist and Salander, the involvement of Dragan Armansky and Holger Plamgren and the fucking media and policemen.
5. Who would've thought that Salander would have a notorious half-brother and a father who was a former Russian spy? Interesting family members were revealed and it was both shocking and surprising. It gave details on why Lisbeth was locked in the mental asylum and what her next actions were.
6.This book leaves you so BITIN, leaving you with a lot of questions. Will she go to jail? Will she die? What the fuck will happen???
All-in-all. I was satisfied. I know i haven't made a review of the 3rd book(which i have already read) but i am now giving the conclusion, that this one is the best book of the trilogy.
As you all know or probably don't know yet, my only time to read is during my avail time at work. I don't really read when i'm at home because that is time spent with my boys. So, I have at least 2-3 hours a day to read but that depends on how addicted i am with the story that i would spare another hour or two. This 2nd book has worsen my already established obsession with Lisbeth Salander. And made me stay awake 'till 6 am in the morning for 3 straight days leaving me less that 8 hours of sleep. The Girl Who Played with Fire causes extreme sleep-deprivation. This book is THAT good. To compare it with the 1st book which i finished in 1 week, I finished this 2nd one in 3 days. Haha! Now what is it that made me enjoy thsi book so much?
1. Book 1 focused mainly on the Vanger family and gave more of Mikael Blomvkist and a little of Lisbeth Salander who after all is the main character of the book. Apparently, i feel like it was intended that way for the readers to long for more and have something being played in the imagination. Book2 focused on no one but Lisbeth. Yes, there were some new characters added too but damn! Lisbeth's hacking skills was more emphasized and the details of her character were revealed giving the readers an idea of her background and history.
2. Lisbeth was fucking missing for a few chapters that i started to get REALLY annoyed. And due to this annoyance i couldn't put the book down and i just had to wait until her name appears on the context of the book. She disappeared after being the chief suspect for three murders but of course, I've decided not to retell the story in any way so go figure yourselves.
3. I love the pace of the story. The manner of giving the readers a glimpse of Lisbeth's past but moving forward to what's gonna happen next. It shows how Lisbeth is loved and loathed by the people that surround her. It really brings a totally different view of her because for the first time you can see her being truthfully affected by her friend, Miriam Wu. It shows a soft side of her.
4. The book was so thrilling that my hands were literally shaking as it was reaching the end of the story. I loved it so much, it was hard for me to recover not until i got my hands on the 3rd book. Haha! The pace of the story, the introduction of the characters, the intellectual capabilities of Blomvkist and Salander, the involvement of Dragan Armansky and Holger Plamgren and the fucking media and policemen.
5. Who would've thought that Salander would have a notorious half-brother and a father who was a former Russian spy? Interesting family members were revealed and it was both shocking and surprising. It gave details on why Lisbeth was locked in the mental asylum and what her next actions were.
6.This book leaves you so BITIN, leaving you with a lot of questions. Will she go to jail? Will she die? What the fuck will happen???
All-in-all. I was satisfied. I know i haven't made a review of the 3rd book(which i have already read) but i am now giving the conclusion, that this one is the best book of the trilogy.
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