Just read
this interesting review (and comment thread) on
The Millions. I haven't read the other two books in the Millennium trilogy, but I definitely agree with the critic on the parts that pertain to
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, specifically that the book doesn't live up to the hype and the over abundance of explanation kills the story.
I didn't realize it while reading, but I think she is also spot on regarding characters' "stock reactions" -
"Their eyes bulge, they freeze in terror, they audibly gasp. When one character learned of a murder of good friends, she 'put her hand over her mouth' and 'sat down on the stairs.' She was surprised, you see."
I also thought her point about Blomkvist basically being a stand-in for Larsson was interesting. Having known nothing about the author prior to reading the book, I would not have drawn this conclusion on my own, but I have read that elsewhere and it is kind of funny, given how females in the novel cannot seem to resist his charm and sex appeal. I've posted a photo of Larsson below - clearly you can see why that would be.
P.S. I stole the title of this post from the review - try saying it ten times fast.
Ha - good find! Loved this, too:
ReplyDeleteThen there’s this description of happiness – “Her smile grew bigger and she suddenly felt a warmth that she had not felt in a long time filling her heart” – that makes you wonder if Stieg was an alien who learned about human emotions from a dictionary.
Oh, and Stieg is totally as hot as the actors who are playing him, like Daniel Craig. They are definitely on the same level, hotness-wise.
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