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The Girl Who Played with Fire |  | Author: Stieg Larsson
Publisher: Vintage
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  873 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 512
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.738
ASIN: B001NLKT60
Publication Date: July 20, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, July 2009: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson's seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as "All the Evil") if she is to stay one step ahead--and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-sweat thriller that crackles with stunning twists and dismisses any talk of a sophomore slump. Fans of Larsson's prior work will find even more to love here, and readers who do not find their hearts racing within the first five pages may want to confirm they still have a pulse. Expect healthy doses of murder, betrayal, and deceit, as well as enough espresso drinks to fuel downtown Seattle for months. --Dave Callanan
Product Description
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government.
But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander—the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of The Girl Who Played with Fire.
As Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Lila Ansley (Cleveland, OH)
The books arrived in the time promised and were in good condition. I would use this site again. The price was also very good compared to purchase at a bookstore.
 A Solid 3 Stars, SLOW Going at First But Then... September 5, 2010
Anthony Ian (Chicago, IL United States)
I found the first book to be interesting but very cluttered. So much time was spent trying to keep track of the Vanger family that it became a distraction. The payoffs at the end were somewhat redeeming, but one senses this author needed a better editor.
This book, like the first one, could be about 200 pages shorter. As many have complained, often the author goes into needless irrelevant detail trying to set a scene--do we really need to know what somebody ordered at McDonald's?
This book, as well, churns along slowly for about the first 200 pages or so. If you liked the first one you certainly won't be disappointed by this, in that obviously the main characters are there, picking up where Dragon left off.
But when the action gets going here it REALLY gets going, to the point where I read the final 250 pages in one sitting. The big reveal here--who is Zala?--was done nicely and never telegraphed; far more satisfying than the Silence of the Lambs-ish twist at the end of Dragon.
So yes--a slog in the beginning but the slam-bang ending made up for it. A solid three stars. A good summer read, but not something I'd read again.
Keeps your attention as the author weaves through the mystery. September 5, 2010
Shelvie J. Cole (Arkansas USA)
Difficult the first 100 pages as the author sets up the family tree and not being familiar with Swedish names, it was hard to keep the characters straight initially, but the diagram of the family tree in the front of the book helped. Once that all got in place the book moved along rapidly even though written in great detail. Immediately started the second one in the series after finishing this one. Highly recommend this book.
 Salander is a modern day superhero! September 4, 2010
Jill Shure
Once again the main character, Salandar, is a victim. But while she's a victim, she has an amazing ability to take charge of her life and pay back anyone who has offended her. In short, she's just a few notches below a superhero. Not only can she break into almost any computer system around, she's also a math wizard, and a talented chameleon who can become someone else when she's in danger. But her ability to do what is necessary to pay back someone who has hurt or offended her is something most people dream about but are never able to carry off. And Salander does it over and over again.
This book is another winner. The only thing missing, which the previous book had, are a few passionate affairs to breathe a little more excitement into the novel. I always like a romantic subplot.
Night Glitter
Pleasing Sequel September 4, 2010
bookworm1858 (San Diego)
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Translated by Reg Keeland
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2009
630 pages
Thriller/Mystery
2nd in Trilogy
4.5/5 stars
Source: My sister bought it after loving Dragon Tattoo
Summary: The exciting sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Lisbeth has had no contact with Mikael after the successful conclusion of their first investigation together. She has been traveling while he has been working on a new explosive book and article for his magazine Millennium. Soon she is caught up in murder and he has to hunt her down.
Thoughts: Again abuse toward women is a prominent theme. This time there is more of Lisbeth's history and an expose of human traffickers in Sweden. It was terribly depressing to read how the system skipped over these vulnerable women and ignored them. In this case though Millennium is getting involved which ties Lisbeth and Blomkvist back together again.
In the book, they don't really meet although they communicate through Lisbeth's favorite way (computers!) However they are both trying to puzzle out the same thing. One of my favorite things about this book and the previous is how they both solve the mystery despite the fact that they are coming at it from completely different angles and with different knowledge and biases.
I would also classify this more as a mixture of thriller and mystery. Mystery because in thrillers the reader is supposed to know more than characters which was not always the case but definitely still thriller because it was absolutely page-turning. It did take me longer to read (4 days to Tattoo's 2) but that was because I had to work and because it's longer. I don't want to spoil much of the plot
I did not like the end, mostly because it ended with a cliffhanger! I would have liked it more if I had the third book with me and could have started it although who knows if it would have picked up right afterward.
I was just as bothered by the casual attitude toward sexual relationships in this book and possibly even more so because it felt like there was more in the beginning.
Mostly cheers to translator Reg Keeland who had a mammoth task in translating these tomes. One thing I didn't like was, in both books, the usage of variations of "You'll have to seduce me." That makes me think a. of The Graduate and b. what awkward phrasing. I don't think it works in American English although perhaps it's okay in Britain.
Overall: Another gripping thriller from Larsson that ends on a cliffhanger!
Cover: I think I like this cover more with the golden hair shimmering although I don't think Lisbeth's hair is supposed to be that color or length so it may be irrelevant.
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