I wasn’t planning to read The Girl in the Spider’s Web because I have an aversion to Other People writing books “like” Agatha Christie, Robert Parker, Rex Stout, Robert Ludlum, and other dead writers. But The New York Times Book Review featured The Girl in the Spider’s Web on the cover so I decided to give it a try. First, David Lagercrantz writes nothing like Stieg Larsson. The novel starts off slowly. But by page 200, I was back in tune with Lisbeth Salander, the enigmatic and genius computer hacker. The plot revolves around a secret criminal group led by a mysterious figure called Thanos. If you’re a fan of this series, you’ll enjoy this book. If your haven’t read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo you might want to give that a try. The movie versions of these books, especially the Swedish trilogy, are excellent. GRADE: B
I think I will give it a pass. Even the original trilogy wore on me by the third one.
Patti, I found THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB a quick read even though it’s 400 pages. I really like the character of Lisbeth Salander .
Love Salander but no interest in reading another author’s take.
Jeff, I was tempted to pass on THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB but that NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW article sucked me in.
Barbara is waiting for it to pop at the library but there’s a long hold list. She liked the original books a lot.
Rick, I enjoyed THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO books, too. And, the movies both American and Swedish.
I saw the NEW YORK TIMES review too, but I wasn’t convinced. I’m with Jeff. I’m curious, but I’ll pass on this one.
Steve, THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB was okay. But not Essential Reading.