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The Girl Who Played with Fire |  | Author: Stieg Larsson
Publisher: Vintage
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  891 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 512
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
ASIN: B001NLKT60
Publication Date: July 20, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, July 2009: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson's seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as "All the Evil") if she is to stay one step ahead--and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-sweat thriller that crackles with stunning twists and dismisses any talk of a sophomore slump. Fans of Larsson's prior work will find even more to love here, and readers who do not find their hearts racing within the first five pages may want to confirm they still have a pulse. Expect healthy doses of murder, betrayal, and deceit, as well as enough espresso drinks to fuel downtown Seattle for months. --Dave Callanan
Product Description
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government.
But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander—the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of The Girl Who Played with Fire.
As Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.
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Not as good as the first one September 10, 2010
HSIN-YI CHEN (Los Angeles, CA)
I think the second one is with better writing (or translating) compared to the first one, but the story itself is not as good in terms of suspense to the first book. The second book is all about Lisbeth Salander, which the author is apparently putting her as the center of the trilogy and unmasking her past to the readers. In a way I love the arrangement as in book one she just looks too mysterious and omnipotent to me. In this book I get to understand her better, all her flaws, weaknesses, and of course her amazing abilities which all linked to her past. However, I do think the story line is weaker in this one, with less suspense probably comes from the fewer characters. The first 100 pages are pretty much wasting of time if you ask me, and it didn't pick up the speed until Dag and Mia were murdered. And I think the book needs some serious editing too. I understand the author is trying to explain about Salander, why she's acting in certain ways and where she comes from, I get it. But he doesn't need to repeat himself for the 15th times. The reader is not that dumb! The constant repetition and going into unnecessary details (such as what Salander bought from 7-Eleven) is simply annoying, like we really care about each item she bought from the store. It's to the point of absurd if you ask me. The book can easily takes out some 200 pages if the editor does his/her job better.
Even with all the flaws I still think this book is with some good efforts to continue from the first installment. I'll finish the last one and hopefully it can be fulfilling.
Exciting and full of intrigue. September 10, 2010
This is a sequel to Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and it grabs the reader from the very first page. It ties up many of the unanswered questions that arose in 'Tattoo' and further enhanced Salander's character. Well written and produces a thought provoking experience that will be hard to replicate.
Two outa three...ain't bad. September 10, 2010
S. A. Cartwright (Wayland, MA USA)
Good continuation of the serial. Many colorful characters introduced alongside heroes Blomkvist and Salander. No letdown from the first novel. Larsson = the Scandinavian Robert Ludlum.
Looking forward to reading the third in the trilogy.
Burning Inferno September 9, 2010
EnjoysBooksMovies
This book starts where the other book "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo"
left off. Old and new enemies start to attack Lisbeth and we find out
more what is behind her solitary exterior. Excellent follow-up to the first book and the ending just makes one want to read the next book to find out about Lisbeth.
Good Read September 9, 2010
Teacup (Texas)
Really takes the reader into the action. So many book clubs and friends read this book that I felt i "had" to read it. Worth the time. I'm ready to read the next in the series.
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