Search - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millenium, Bk 3)

Of course, I had to order this from the UK the minute that it became available, and it was definitely worth the money spent to read it months before its US publication. It was pure pleasure, and a fitting conclusion to the Salander/Blomkvist saga. Another intelligently written roller coaster ride with an unending cast of characters, but none as electrifying as Lisbeth Salander. The trilogy begs rereading and is definitely a keeper. The author's untimely death is a tragedy. Sadly, there will be no more books from this unbelievably talented writer. Very, very highly recommend.

An amazing ending to the Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest leaves readers feeling like Larsson hit his mark. Although it's saddening that there won't be other adventures with Blomkvist, Larsson intended the trilogy to be just that, a trilogy. It was a great read, couldn't put it down, in fact, and I found that I didn't need to refer to the other two books to remember what happened to lead up to the finale. Larsson reiterated the sequence of events in a creative way, weaving the plot through new eyes in Hornet's Nest. It didn't feel like a recap, more like an unveiling of past events in a new light.

Sorry, but first and foremost: The last book seemed to go a lot slower than the first two. All-in-all still glad that I read it and finished the series. When finishing the series two phrases come to mind as an overall theme for the trilogy:

1. "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord Acton (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/absolute-power-corrupts-absolutely.html); and

2. One must do a little evil to do greater good.
- Sybilla (paraphrased; Kingdom of Heaven).

The first phrase is obvious whether one deals with a corporation or a government entity. The second phrase is less prominent, but still fitting since hacking has changed the lives of both Blomkovist, Berger, and Salander for the better.

Other random thoughts...one can suppose that the way Stieg Larsson truly immortalized himself is by (perhaps) subconsciously writing himself into the books. Does anyone else think that Blomkovist could have been Larsson's alter ego? Blomkovist...the man no one can resist falling in love with. Yea, by the end of the book I fell in love with him too - gotta' luv a guy that can laugh at himself and has no fear of letting a woman take the reigns.

I am truely hoping that this will not end here and that the last book nearly finished to this series will be one day published. Upon Mr Larssons death a 4th book was almost finished and found in his briefcase. I hope that someday his life mate will have legal matters settled and she will be able to finish it and we may all enjoy this also. Wonderful series.

This review covers this whole trilogy, just finished only moments ago. The first 2 books The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire were literally glued to my hands, I simply could not put them down.

I did not like Lisbeth in the beginning, but I do believe its what the author intended as we did not know anything about her past. Maybe it was not so much of a dislike as her being a complete and utter mystery. As her past unfolded I felt a compassion for her which grew to complete and total respect by the end of the 3rd book. I do not think I will ever hold in my hands a series as compelling as this trilogy, (by all means if you know of something please pm me)

The first 2 books were so well organized and the text just flowed. I did not find the 3rd to be quite as organized as the first 2 but it did not alter my opinion of the book, I just had to delve a little deeper and sometimes backtrack and reread portions. As one reviewer said, “it was a little slower than the first 2”. The author also tied up all loose ends….except for one…..”the sister”, was expecting a storyline to develop about her.

It is so sad that death has robbed us of this master storyteller, that there will be no further adventures with Lisbeth and Mikael. The author succeeded in bringing all of the characters to life, especially these 2 main characters.

Rest in Peace Stieg Larsson………..

Loved the 3rd book in the trilogy series. Definitely a page-turner. Makes me sad that we will get no other books from Steig Larsson. He really was a great writer. If you enjoyed the first two, you certainly can't miss The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest!