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Larsson completed three books before his death; David Lagercrantz penned the next three; and Karin Smirnoff is in the midst of writing the third trilogy. The two primary characters in the saga are Lisbeth Salander , an asocial computer hacker with a photographic memory , and Mikael Blomkvist , an investigative journalist and publisher of a ...
David Walsh, "The Stieg Larsson phenomenon", World Socialist Web Site, 8 September 2010. Barry Forshaw, The Man Who Left Too Soon: the Biography of Stieg Larsson, John Blake Publishing, 2010. Finlo Rohrer (28 January 2010). "In search of Stieg Larsson". BBC News Magazine. Expo's memorial page for Stieg Larsson (in English and Swedish) "In ...
'Men who hate women') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in 2005, translated into English in 2008, and became an international bestseller. [1] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first book of the Millennium series. Originally a trilogy by Larsson, the series has since been ...
Smirnoff said she accepted the offer to write three books without hesitation, despite knowing it would postpone her own ideas for original novels, and stated "The Millennium books are classics in their genre, where the combination of unforgettable characters and the strong political and societal engagement still fascinates readers. I will ...
In her book "There Are Things I Want You to Know" About Stieg Larsson and Me, Gabrielsson writes that the character and the person were a lot alike because Svante "was against every form of violation of human rights and freedom. When Stieg made him one of the heroes of The Millennium Trilogy, it was a way of paying homage to him." [5]
[4] On Bookmarks Magazine Nov/Dec 2009 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with the critical summary saying, "By most accounts, the follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is as successful a second installment in a crime series as we’re likely to see". [5]
A review by The Washington Post says The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye "intensifies the mythic elements of Larsson's vision" and is entertaining. [3] However, The Guardian says that "There is a sluggishness to the plotting and much of the tension relies on orchestrated interruptions and delays, which irritate". [2]
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