The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest
by Stieg Larsson
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59%
Critic Reviews: 19
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Synopsis
In the concluding volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she'll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she'll seek revenge--against the man who tried to killer her and against the corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life.
About Stieg Larsson
Published: February 21, 2012 by Vintage
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Crime. Fiction. 672 pages
- All Critics: 19
- Positive: 12
- Negative: 7
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The New York Times | 28 May 2010
extraordinarily fleet of movement and utterly addicting... for fans of the first two books, there are plenty of the Larssonian hallmarks they have come to love
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The Guardian | 2 Oct 2009
Larsson has produced a coup de foudre, a novel that is complex, satisfying, clever, moral
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The Washington Post | 24 May 2010
a runaway commercial success but perhaps the best, most broadly focused examination of modern politics in popular fiction... a modern masterpiece
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AV Club | 27 May 2010
disappointing installment... Impatience, not suspense, drives the page-turning impulse... disappointing that a promising series had to go out like this.
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BC Books | 25 Mar 2010
A good one hundred pages could have been lopped off of that tiresome nonsense and replaced with one sentence
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The Globe and Mail | 21 May 2010
a superior page-turner that doesn't leave you feeling disgusted with yourself for not being able to put it down.
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Los Angeles Times | 24 May 2010
a banal style that demonstrates no more than minimal skills when it comes to most of his characterizations and descriptive writing.
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Entertainment Weekly | 19 May 2010
a satisfying finale to Larsson's entertainingly suspenseful trilogy.
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The Guardian | 3 Oct 2009
His phenomenal... success comes from a combination of moral clarity and narrative skill
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Dallas News | 23 May 2010
With the first two books, Larsson created enough literary electricity to light the Dallas skyline. Hornet's Nest, alas, just gives off a few tantalizing sparks before going sadly dark.
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About.com Bestsellers
the twists and turns, while unpredictable, are somewhat cliched in this installment of the series... I was left disappointed when I finished
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A Separate State of Mind Blog | 7 Aug 2011
In books like this, it is up to the author’s talent and expertise to deliver a book that is captivating and still wholly engrossing for you to read. And Stieg Larsson delivers.
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Oregon Live | 22 May 2010
a rewarding entertainment, and a satisfying solution to the mysteries that surround Lisbeth Salander
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USA Today | 19 May 2010
Hornet's Nest lacks the narrative drive, energy and originality of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire. Those books, you inhaled. Reading this one feels like work. It's more like a first draft than a polished novel.
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Euro Crime
one is lost in the book, not knowing whether to turn the pages rapidly to find out what happens next, or to turn them slowly to prolong the totally mesmerising read
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The Pacific Northwest Inlander | 30 Jun 2010
The book doesn’t entirely crackle with excitement – it has long, eye-glazing passages... and the ending is especially execrable.
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Red Room | 2 Mar 2012
The final installment of Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy lacks the who-dunnit sense of completeness the first book possesses
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Onyx Reviews
The final book is the fastest paced and most intricately plotted of the three, and the most successful overall.
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