This post won't be a long one because I cannot wait to start the next (and final) book in the Millenium trilogy. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson definitely met my reading needs this month! While the book is a giant one, with 724 pages, it was so worth it. Lisbeth Salander, who is the girl with the dragon tattoo, is wanted by the police for the murder of three people. Her fingerprints were found on the murder weapon. These three murder victims are all linked together by a book and article that were to be written about sex trafficking. Mikael Blomkvist, who is the other big star in "The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" books, knows Salander and doesn't believe that she's guilty of these crimes. He uses the resources and staff available to him to help out Salander, even though she can't be found. Anywhere.
I remember when I was a couple hundred pages into the book, saying, "I don't understand why there are so many little stories here. There is so much going on and I just don't get how it's all linked together. I feel like they've talked about so much but that it doesn't really mean anything." I was reassured that it would all come together soon and that the excitement would start. And did it ever. (I will admit that at times, I felt that the book was a bit wordy, but I think it just gives you a good description of everything that is going on.)
All of these little stories from journalists, police officers, Salander and Blomkvist come together wonderfully and you just keep saying, "Oh my goodness..." as you start to realize how things are playing out and how different parts of the story are fitting together.
The ending of the book leaves you wanting more. Hence the need to start the third book. Tonight.
You definitely need to have read the first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in order to fully understand this book. The relationships built between characters in the first book are really important to some of the events that occur in this one.
On to book number three!
