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Luong N
is on page 560 of 576
Yes, the book has its flaws. The forced romances, the unrealistic action sequences, the obvious PC message. But damn, that trial near the end. Is. So. Good. Normally, I'd say any good vs evil battle is too cheesy for me. But being able to read about the trial is so satisfying. It's the perfect conclusion for the trilogy. And for Salander. I think this series is perfectly wrapped up here.
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Luong N
is on page 550 of 576
What are the odds of a journalist barehandedly handling an assassination by an armed mafia with a submachine gun and went away with just a broken finger and some bruises? I'd say it's the same as someone being shot in the head and still survive, and fully recover. Ha!
— Oct 10, 2026 05:30AM
Luong N
is on page 550 of 576
The book was going so well.... until the action sequence. Action sequences really are the weakness of this series.
— Oct 10, 2026 05:27AM
Luong N
is on page 520 of 576
Erika Berger's story might even be more interesting and thematic than Salander's
— Oct 09, 2026 09:10AM
Luong N
is on page 390 of 576
I think the pacing has been picked up nicely. But it still annoys me that there are so many POV characters and they switch constantly.
— Oct 07, 2026 02:35AM
Luong N
is on page 340 of 576
Yes I understand that this book is not only about Salander but also for women and the fight for their roles in society, but the book can sound a bit preachy at times about this.
— Oct 06, 2026 10:33PM
Luong N
is on page 310 of 576
One thing I dislike is that while the book keeps introducing new characters, those new people then finding out about OLD information(that the readers already know). Yes there are new information along the way but I feel that this book is written to be dragged out.
— Oct 06, 2026 10:21PM
Luong N
is on page 242 of 576
Also, there seems to be no mysteries here. The book observes a genre shift into a type of legal battle slash procedural crime thriller. I was thinking I would not enjoy this, but maybe I was wrong. The conflict of state secret vs individual right makes it interesting; and topic of the role of women is society is constantly mentioned in the book (albeit sometime about too obviously)
— Oct 05, 2026 11:56PM
Luong N
is on page 242 of 576
I realised that while the prose in this book is very easy to read, the growing cast of characters (counting the one from the previous book) makes it very hard to mentally keep track of who's who. New names are constantly thrown in the mix (even real-life people's name).
— Oct 05, 2026 11:51PM
Luong N
is on page 197 of 576
at least, not yet. Millenium series without a mystery is just.... boring
— Oct 05, 2026 06:48PM