The fourth book in the “Millennium series” was enjoyable, a good read (if you like the series), and the new (though controversial) author did not disappoint.
The only point that annoyed me about this book was that
there was too much time with Mikael Blomkvist being in “woe is me mode” and
feeling sorry for himself. I mean, I guess he’s entitled to a midlife crisis
but it did not make for particularly compelling reading.
That said, initially I had my doubts that I would enjoy David
Lagercrantz taking over for the late Stieg Larsson. While this book was overall
somewhat more toned down and perhaps a bit less graphic than some of its
predecessors.
I really enjoyed the subject matter having worked in IT
myself, living in a world of ever decreasing privacy (where encryption is
important), and currently working in the intellectual property field. So a book
hovering around the topics of encryption and industrial espionage was a very
entertaining read for me.
You probably do not want to read this book unless you’ve
read the rest of the Millennium series as you would be missing a lot of
important back story and context. Chances are if you have enjoyed the previous
Millennium series books this one will not disappoint you, and you have likely
already read it.
I’m looking forward to the series continuing and getting
even more story, and perhaps (possibly bloody) resolution to the fight between Lisbeth
and her sister Camilla.
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