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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Love this! 
(2010-07-30)
I have devoured the other 2 books .....am only sad that there are no more from this very skilled writer!
Lisbeth in Peril - 4+ 
(2010-07-29)
First of all, "The girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest" is not stand-alone book. Anybody who has not read the first two books in the series by Stein Larsson, besides being confused and likely bored will be left questioning the hype. Those of us who love this series will find much less action and a lot more talk and recitation of Swedish law and politics. This can get tiresome at times, but does add a lot of background which heightens and adds substance to the plot and conclusion at an increasing rate as the story proceeds. I do not see any point in summarizing much of what happens in this book (and adding bulk to this review) and will just give some of my impressions. It begins with Lisbeth Salander in recovery from the end of the "the girl Who Played with Fire' and facing new perils, mostly from sinister forces within the Swedish legal system and intelligence service (SAPO). Lisbeth is far from helpless, is exotic, spunky, and quirky as ever, and also has many friends and sympathizers helping her cause, such as the main character of #1 and #2, journalist Mikhail Blomkvist. Most of the activity is cerebral and clever as Lisbeth and her band of supporters outwit and expose those who have hijacked Swedish democracy and decency leaving the bad guys to their just desserts and the heroes to good things. No spoiler intended, but it ends about as one would expect with some excitement, courtroom drama, and a nasty (in the best sense) confrontation near the end. Is the "girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest great? No, but it is near great, must reading for Lisbeth Salander fans, and I am torn between four and five stars. I hope there are more of this series in the Stein Larsson archives.
A great read (2010-07-29)
An extraordinary read. This is a fantastic culmination of all the previous events happening to Sallander. She is a one of a kind heroine. Pity the author has passed, I'd be looking forward to other books from him
techno-wiz 
(2010-07-29)
I am glad that I got the audio-tape to "read" this book. If you are an expert in techno-lingo and fluent in the Swedish language then this is for you.
Mid-way through the story,another plot develops. Politicians, secret police...(each charactor in the conspiratorial group were confusing to me)the P.M. (Prime Minister),illegal tapping into private records, and ways and means to get access to highly sensitive material. We even have the KGB. The "Big Issue" was when the journalist was going to publish information that would reveal who the "baddies" were. YECK!
The story begins, interestingly enough, about Sanderlin and what has happened to her.....then the story goes off in another direction.
I know this book was translated. Really?
I know this about the author, he was highly interested in automobiles, ( charactors had to be in a Saab) and he made special notations about what they wore,where they were going, and what they ate. Also, he went into detail about what kind of "weapon" they carried. Who cares about such triviality ?
That is how he developes his charactors. I can't picture in my mind any of them except Sanderlin....and that came from The girl with the dragon Tattoo. ( which I thought was a better mystery!)
The Girl is Really Spaced Out (2010-07-29)
This is the second in a series by Larsson. You must read the first to fully understand what is happening in this book. The last book in the series brings closure.