Lisbeth Salander's Birthday
In my quest to make my reading more productive I have decided for the rest of this year and probably the next I will be picking my own reading themes in this order- Adult, Teen, Middle Grade Child, and Younger Grade Child. This week was Adult and I decided to honor Lisbeth Salander's birthday on April 30th. I first read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo back in January 2018 and after getting my new reading planner thought it might be fun to actually continue the series. This week I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire.
As I remembered from the previous book there is a lot of coffee drinking so I played the drinking game and drank coffee every time it was mentioned. Next time it would fun to do a tally. Any way, in comparison to the first book this one was a bit tame. I enjoyed it even though I spoiled it for myself when I was looking up characters to keep them straight. Since the kids have a 4 day weekend I will not be able to watch the movies but that is okay. In real life, Lisbeth Salander and I would not be friends or even in the same circle of people so books like this really take me into someone else's shoes.
Unlike the first book which took a little time, I was hooked right away. In the beginning, Lisbeth is at a hotel somewhere in the Caribbean or Bahamas and reading a math textbook for fun. I can't really tell if this book is more plot driven or character driven. We get to learn more about her and her history so I really enjoyed that part and learning about "All the Evil". The setting is mostly in Sweden which makes this book perfect for the prompt "a book that takes place in Scandinavia". I honestly didn't pick up any themes. This is a crime/thriller/mystery so the elements of violence are there plus cover ups and computer hacking. I don't think it is necessarily unique in its genre just that the main character is intriguing. Plus you get a really drawn out story (if you like longish stories) because the author mentions so much minutiae (hence all the coffee drinking). I listened and read the book in tandem. I would give this book a 3/5.
As I remembered from the previous book there is a lot of coffee drinking so I played the drinking game and drank coffee every time it was mentioned. Next time it would fun to do a tally. Any way, in comparison to the first book this one was a bit tame. I enjoyed it even though I spoiled it for myself when I was looking up characters to keep them straight. Since the kids have a 4 day weekend I will not be able to watch the movies but that is okay. In real life, Lisbeth Salander and I would not be friends or even in the same circle of people so books like this really take me into someone else's shoes.
Unlike the first book which took a little time, I was hooked right away. In the beginning, Lisbeth is at a hotel somewhere in the Caribbean or Bahamas and reading a math textbook for fun. I can't really tell if this book is more plot driven or character driven. We get to learn more about her and her history so I really enjoyed that part and learning about "All the Evil". The setting is mostly in Sweden which makes this book perfect for the prompt "a book that takes place in Scandinavia". I honestly didn't pick up any themes. This is a crime/thriller/mystery so the elements of violence are there plus cover ups and computer hacking. I don't think it is necessarily unique in its genre just that the main character is intriguing. Plus you get a really drawn out story (if you like longish stories) because the author mentions so much minutiae (hence all the coffee drinking). I listened and read the book in tandem. I would give this book a 3/5.
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