I would be happy if someone came along who convinced me that this book turned a huge corner and I should have kept reading Sep 26, Elyse Walters rated it really liked it. The Millennium Series Book 5 came out this month I started and stopped a couple of times Hacker girl, Lisbeth, inscrutable, who is scheming follows her own timetable.
She is chasing a web of spies, cyber criminals, and governments around the world. Blomkvist happens to be doing the same thing - and o The Millennium Series Book 5 came out this month It was a joy to be back in Lisbeth-land!!! Aug 04, Skip rated it really liked it Shelves: thriller , foreign-translated , goodreads-netgalley-giveaway.
He has a different writing style, but Lisbeth Salander remains one of the most innovative and iconic characters in modern fiction: an antisocial goth female hacker, fighting with all her substantial might against injustice, both perceived or actual.
The novel gets off to a rather slow start, with a Swedish professor abandoning his quest for self Just as true Deadheads do not appreciate Trey Anastasio playing Jerry Garcia's lead guitar or singing his songs, David Lagercrantz is not Stieg Larsson. The novel gets off to a rather slow start, with a Swedish professor abandoning his quest for self learning artificial intelligence to take custody of his autistic son, August.
All is not well at Millenium magazine and Mikael Blomkvist is under attack from many sides. The professor contacts Blomkvist as he is advised of threats to his life, setting off a series of escalating events, forcing Lisbeth to intervene with her usual forceful assistance. She rescues August and somehow manages to connect with him, continuing the breakthrough made by his father.
There is substantial action in the second half of the novel, as matters escalate and an old adversary re-emerges from the darkness. More please. Since it has not arrived yet, it did not affect this review. View all 18 comments. May 11, Hayat rated it it was ok Shelves: meh , family-relationships , mystery-thriller , disappointed. Update: read in August but decided to update in January I read the The Millennium Trilogy in anticipation of The Girl in the Spider's Web and as soon as it was out I began reading it with a lot of excitement and a little apprehension, just in case the new author doesn't live up to or come close to the writing talents of Stieg Larsson.
The plot was slow and tedious, Update: read in August but decided to update in January I read the The Millennium Trilogy in anticipation of The Girl in the Spider's Web and as soon as it was out I began reading it with a lot of excitement and a little apprehension, just in case the new author doesn't live up to or come close to the writing talents of Stieg Larsson. The plot was slow and tedious, Lisbeth Salander was absent from a good portion of the book and when she turned up her character was different and not as well thought out or intriguing.
Lisbeth is my favourite character, the driving force of the series and the reason I love the trilogy so much but in The Girl in the Spider's Web she lost that unique element that made her Lisbeth Salander. Her narrative was different, her actions didn't make sense and there were lots of little things that didn't add up about her reactions. She was a caricature of her former self. I found myself Skimming due to boredom until things picked up near the end but by then I was ready for it to end.
I actually got the audiobook too but nothing changed. I'm a huge fan of The Millennium Trilogy and I've read it several times but this book didn't feel like a continuation of Stieg Larsson's trilogy. Everything was out of sync. I guess this shows that you can't rope in another writer to continue a deceased authors work.
You can't replicate the original authors style, experience, knowledge and all the complexities that went into developing and writing The Millennium Trilogy. I'll probably reread this book sometime in the future just to see if my opinion of it changes but I doubt it will.
Still, I'm willing to give it a second chance just to be fair to David Lagercrantz and in appreciation of the effort it took to write The Girl in the Spider's Web. I just found out my favourite series The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larssonis is being continued by a new author!!! I'm so happy and so bloody scared it is all going to go wrong! I both hate and love this!! Oh who am I kidding! September is too faraway. View all 15 comments. I think it is such a huge undertaking to jump into a beloved series and attempt to duplicate the author's voice.
While there are definitely some flaws it is a decent thriller and not some horrible attempt at fan fiction.
I enjoyed revisiting Blomkvist and Salander's world although the first half of the book really suffers by bouncing around between way too many characters. However, i 3. However, it's easy to develop an emotional attachment to one of the new characters, an autistic child, and it's really hard not to get caught up in the story.
I thought for the most part the author captured the general spirit of the series but I never felt like I was getting the full Blomkvist or Salander. It felt like Lisbeth lite so to speak, but I guess that is more preferably than the author going too far and turning her into some awful caricature.
I have mixed feelings about the last few pages of the book, but overall I was satisfied with the author's attempt at continuing the series and will eventually check out the next book. View all 8 comments. Aug 27, Shannelle Lamour : rated it did not like it. I'm sorry but no I was super excited to read this to the point that I may have built it up in my head, and when it failed to deliver it made it that much more dissapointing.
Lisbeths character in the first three books was so fluid that she became such a believable person with all her quirks, silence, and way of behaving that were always so consistent. It at times made for a frustrating I'm sorry but no It at times made for a frustrating read as I was constantly comparing the trilogy against this fourth book and always coming to the conclusion that its nothing like the first three.
I loved Steig's writing style. His plot progression was great. I had to put this book down repeatedly due to being overwhelmed with information packed in a few sentences that would have by Steig been strategically placed through a few pages.
It took me countless tries to finish this book. No offense to David, but maybe I should of left the story finished at book three. It felt like characters personalities were changed to adapt this new author. Some may argue that's to be expected considering Steig and David are two different people and will think different ways, but when trying to carry on a already stellar trilogy, I would have thought that enough research would have gone into it for Lisbeth and Blomkvist to be the same people they were throughout the first three books.
Like I said, disappointing. View all 11 comments. Nov 28, Lyn rated it liked it. Stieg Larrson is dead, alas. David Lagercrantz was granted a blessing and a curse. A blessing in the sense that he gets to write another Lisbeth and Mikael novel, a series with a worldwide following that will certainly sell and most definitely get a lot of attention.
A curse because he takes the stage after a phenomenal opening act, a lamentable position. Readers who di Stieg Larrson is dead, alas. Readers who dislike the book, and some will be relentlessly critical, will blame this new author.
For the most part, he succeeds admirably. View all 10 comments. Jan 08, April rated it really liked it. Surprisingly not bad with a new author continuing the series. View 2 comments. View 1 comment. May 11, Brenda rated it liked it. I initially was going to give this 4 stars, but decided 3 more accurately represented my feelings. I found the first third of the book tedious and I almost gave up. Like all newspapers, Millenium is in trouble and purchased by a larger company.
Mikael Blomkvist is unhappy and unmotivated. There were a lot of new characters introduced, and a refresher list of previous characters was provided in the beginning. The agencies and groups involved tended to get tangled, and it was difficult to remember I initially was going to give this 4 stars, but decided 3 more accurately represented my feelings.
The agencies and groups involved tended to get tangled, and it was difficult to remember who worked for who. Eventually, the story got interesting because Lisbeth Salander became more prominent.
A weird web of intrigue involving police, the NSA, Swedish Intelligence, and assorted hackers was revealed along with the motivations of individuals involved. This was an acceptable effort by David Lagercrantz, but I would have liked more Salander right from the beginning. Mar 07, James rated it liked it Shelves: 1-fiction , 3-multi-book-series. While the book carries on with great characters and a similar style, it wasn't as satisfying as the originals. Story As readers come to know of this series of books, the plots are incredibly complex, intense and twisty.
From a b 3 stars to David Lagercrantz 's The Girl in the Spider's Web , the fourth book in the "Millenium" thriller series, written by a new author given the original, Steig Larsson, passed away several years ago.
From a basic point of view, several hackers have started infiltrating the NSA after learning about a conspiracy between different groups to buy and sell secrets about each other's companies. The government is involved, trying to keep it running and trying to stop it, as well as several public companies involved in building new technology that ultimately will be the destruction of mankind should machines be able to build machines and think as sentient beings Pushing that all to the side, the plot is about a professor who takes back his autistic son from his ex-wife and her new husband who is abusing the young boy.
When some members of the conspiracy group ultimately realize that the professor is the technologist who has the AI programs they are all after, and he's potentially going to rat out the truth of what's been happening to Blomkvist, someone orders a hit and the professor is killed minutes before telling his story.
His young son witnesses the execution and the hunt begins. Lisbeth is involved in the hacking group and works through a secret computer program to help Blomkvist save the boy and ends up realizing she's very close to the person at the head of the conspiracy.
As they sort through the puzzle, family ties come back to haunt each of them and the struggle to keep the balance of the war just slightly in their own favor pushes forward. Strengths 1.
Lisbeth and Blomkvist are as good as ever. They jump off the pages and yearn to be loved and hated at the same time. They annoy you, but you know they are good people. It stays strong and keeps you guessing throughout the whole story. Suggestions The summary of the story is strong, but the details get too technical and too convoluted. I work in technology, so it wasn't that I didn't understand what they were talking about There's only so much I can swallow when it comes to prime numbers and the Fibonacci sequence and how many multipliers are needed to deviate from the quantum Final Thoughts I enjoyed the book.
I wanted to keep reading it. I'd like to see another one by this author. Hacking is a great topic. NSA double-crossing it a cool idea. The family ties no spoilers here was an amazing story line. But something felt like it was missing in how it truly all came together. I'm hoping it was left open so it can be explored in the next book -- not all to different from the original three in the series -- but it needs to be more tightly weaved. That said, kudos to Lagercrantz for successfully taking on the series and trying to continue the original creation.
He's done well enough for me to continue reading but still to keep my critical eye. View all 7 comments. Jul 08, Kristina rated it did not like it Shelves: my-book , wtf , hyped , disappointing , hated-em , omg-this-book-is-so-dumb , want-my-money-back , fiction , mystery-thriller , suck.
This book is terrible. I suggest that if you really, really liked the first three, do not read this one. Nothing works. Not the plot, not the characters, not any of the words the author uses to describe what happens with the characters in the plot. His characters came to life on the page and his plots, although somewhat convoluted, were suspenseful and interesting and you cared about what happened. Usually this is where I write a brief summary of the plot of the book.
The two plots are related. If Lagercrantz casually mentioned Salander leaping tall buildings in a single bound or flying around Sweden in a red cape, I would not have been surprised. As described in this novel, the woman is a superhero. My theory is that Lagercrantz was under so much pressure to stay true to the Lisbeth Salander character that he erred on the side of excessive character worship.
This book presents Salander as a superhero who can do everything. I know in the past books she is a computer hacker genius and a badass, but it was believable. As I stated earlier, the plot is unclear.
Hans Balder, some kind of computer internet genius, is introduced. He used to work in the US at some company called Solifon, but he left there to come home to Sweden and try to be a better father to his autistic son, August. When he moved to the US, he left his son with his ex-wife and her asshole boyfriend.
She does care about August, but asshole boyfriend does not—he just wants the child support money. So Balder takes his child even though legally he does not have custody and stays in his nice house, trying to communicate with his silent child. I had to read over one hundred pages just to get this information. Lagercrantz switches point of view between various characters, which would be fine if the story were more clear and compelling. Eventually all the pieces fit together, but the payoff does not equal the effort of slogging through pages.
Of course. His bad guys are boring and not very scary and rather incompetent. The police are also depicted as not being able to find their asses with both hands. None of the characters have any complexity to them at all. The bad guys are bad and the good guys are good. I rarely enjoy novels of such simplistic morality. When I do as I did the three earlier novels , the bad has to be very bad, so much so that I demand justice, even if the characters and their actions are so easily divided between black and white.
She kicked ass…so what? Lagercrantz is a mediocre writer with no gift for suspense or action sequences. While in theory he stays true to the characters, he portrays them with little imagination and no skill.
Not even close. While reading this book, I took almost ten pages of notes. Here are some highlights of my complaints: 1. The whole Hans Balder is in danger nonsense. But wait…I thought this guy was really really important? Security Professional. Then Mr. The intruder walks like a junkie so hey, no worries? What the fuck. Even though his son is with him. Balder takes absolutely no sensible action to protect his life or the life of his son.
Gee, guess what happens? Why spare the kid? He cares, even if he uses offensive language. They have no emergency training? Of course not. August, the autistic boy wonder. I have no problem with the kid himself or his autism. What I have a problem with is how Lagercrantz turns the kid into the human equivalent of Lassie. Who are the bad guys? Oh, you can draw pictures of amazing genius clarity that show the faces of the bad guys and the bad things they do? Oh, good girl, Lassie. I mean, August.
How freaking convenient. And helpful since all the law enforcement officers in this novel have rocks for heads. Lots of book-title-name dropping. Yes, we get it, Lagercrantz. You read books. You really like Elizabeth George. Goody for you. Well, no, the NSA is studying up on comics. The view spoiler [Marvel Comics Connection. Are you fucking kidding me? Because she actually is one? Guess who their enemies are? Could this be any stupider? Wanna bet the author is a big ole comic book nerd?
The gross pseudo romance between Salander and Blomkvist who I never liked. Salander does not flirt. This book sucks. This book is awful. This book is flat out stupid.
View all 43 comments. I went into reading this book with the thought that it has a snowballs chance in hell to be as good as Stieg Larsson's books. I mean they are something of the best I have ever read when it comes to Swedish books Actually when I think about it that doesn't say that much since every damn person in Sweden seems to think that they are the new Stieg Larsson or Liza Marklund or whatever. What I want to say is that even though I have been looking forward to reading the book have I also had back in my I went into reading this book with the thought that it has a snowballs chance in hell to be as good as Stieg Larsson's books.
What I want to say is that even though I have been looking forward to reading the book have I also had back in my mind some doubts about the book. So I'm glad that I just borrowed the book from the library and not bought it so now they didn't get that much money from me reading the book.
I found it the first pages just OK. Honestly, I thought it was much easier to read than the trilogy, less intrigue, and more action. And, I can say that about the book now that I have finished it.
It felt much more action-filled than the trilogy and with less graphic violence which isn't that bad. Now it's been a couple of years since I read the trilogy, but I doubt it took me two days to read a book as it did with this one.
And, even though math and hacking aren't my things did this book feel when it came to the case less complicated, but it was still a good book. I was a bit annoyed about the incompetence of the Swedish police and some other character in the book. But I liked finding out more about Lisbeth Salander and stuff I had forgotten came back while I read the book.
And, the ending was good. Not a cliffhanger, but more an opportunity for a sequel. I think the turning point in the book for me was when Lisbeth got more involved in the story.
That's when I felt that this is a book that is hard to put down. I liked the book, I can't deny it. I had a smile on my face at the ending and I enjoyed the story. It was much more of a fast read than the original books, but frankly, that doesn't bother me much. It was a worthy sequel and I hope to read more books by David Lagercrantz. View all 3 comments. Not bad, but kind of confusing. It was like a whole bunch of complicated cyber-hacking sounding plot lines were thrown in a blender and the mush that came out was put into print.
The author tried too hard to carry on after Larsen. I think the reason I still liked it a bit was that I know the characters from the previous books. If this was my first time with Blomkvist and Salander, I think I would have been very puzzled. May 11, Maria Elmvang marked it as not-for-me. Considering that David Lagercrantz was hired by Larsson's estate, and that Eva Gabrielsson Larsson's partner both in life and in writing is against this continuation of the series, I'm going to stay away from it.
Definitely a money-grab and nothing else. Link to Eva's opinion in English. Link to Eva's opinion in Danish. David Lagercrantz, a Swedish author, takes up the authority to continue with the legendary Millennium series of the international bestselling Swedish crime writer, Stieg Larsson.
And Lagercrantz has proved that Lisbeth Salander cannot be dead, by projecting her with an immense power and energy in the latest installment of Millennium series, The Girl in the Spider's Web. Synopsis: In this adrenaline-charged thriller, genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist face a dangerous new threat and must again join forces.
Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a trusted source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female super hacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well.
Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Lisbeth for help. The story is twisted and puzzling like a spider's web, although a spider's web is very neat, yet it has the power to confuse it's prey and will finally lead into the death trap. Lisbeth fell in that trap when she smartly hacked in the NSA's database for her own personal agenda.
Whereas Blomkvist is fighting for his magazine Millennium which has been sold out to corporate biggies due to a financial crunch, blame it on Harriet Vanger!
Lagercrantz's writing style is brilliant and fantastic and the way he explains each and everything with such intricate details is amazing. The story builds up with a steady pace in the first half and as the mystery gets twisted and turned into the deep dark word of hidden agenda to overpower, it hits the fast addictive pace.
The book is not an edgy one, but it is so mystifying which will keep the readers hooked onto the core and heart of the mystery to follow it till the very end. The narrative is equally engaging and underlined with Blomkvist's sarcasm at times.
The characters are brought to life with the same touch and with the same intuitive power to leave the readers in awe with their fight for justice as well as truth.
The primary characters aside, the supporting characters especially a mother, a chief, and many other such characters impacted the story like anything. The author has maintained same bad-ass-girl demeanor for Lisbeth who speaks sharp, with less words and with same old social awkwardness and with her same old zeal to fight for revenge all by herself, and with that same old skill.
Her non-nonsense narrative will once gain make the readers fall for this anti-hero of the story. Mikael, too, is kept very similar to his old self despite of the bring lifestyle that he led, but the best part is that the author have focused a great deal of the story around Mikael and through his lens, which is intellectual as well as funny, the story is like a roller coaster that is never intended to come down to the ground.
And when these two characters are seen fighting for the same cause from the two opposite ends, and this portrayal is done with utmost sagacity. Well, David might not have achieved that Larsson's trademark style of mastery yet he brought, the once dead, incredible characters, to life with his own elegance, thus opening the doors with a promise that Salander-Blomkvist duo will return again and again with new captivating and intriguing mysteries.
Verdict: A tremendously addictive as well as phenomenal plot that brings alive two of the most loved fictitious characters of crime fiction. Courtesy: I received this book from Hachette India, for a blog tour. View all 12 comments. Nov 25, Barbara rated it liked it Shelves: womchallenge. Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander In this continuation of Stieg Larsson's 'Millenium' series by David Lagercrantz, computer hacker Lisbeth Salander protects a young boy while she investigates a conspiracy and contends with murderers.
It's best to read the series in order to get a handle on the characters and their convoluted lives. He then suddenly quit his job, took his program, and returned to Sweden. Balder proceeded to remove his autistic 8-year-old son August from the abusive home of his ex-wife and her boyfriend and holed up at home with the boy. It seems that Balder had discovered a conspiracy involving Solifon, the National Security Agency NSA , and Russian mobsters - and now feared for his life and his program.
Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist - famous investigative journalist for the magazine Millenium - is having problems. The magazine has been bought by a conglomerate that wants to remove Mikael from the editorial board and 'lighten' the magazine's features.
Mikael could use a juicy story to buck up his career. This seems to be on the horizon when Frans Balder contacts Mikael to tell him he has a big, important story to tell. Before Balder can meet with Blomkvist the computer scientist is murdered in front of his son August, who can't speak and doesn't seem to connect with what's going on around him. It turns out, though, that August is an artistic savant who might be able to draw a picture of the murderer.
This makes him a target for the bad guys who, of course, don't want to be identified. While all this is going on Lisbeth Salander - computer hacker extraordinaire - has been infiltrating computers around the world, including those of the NSA.
Thus, she's discovered top secret information that's connected to the conspiracy Balder uncovered. Some of the NSA files, though, are super-encrypted and Lisbeth can't figure out the mathematical keys needed to open them. As the story unfolds, Lisbeth rescues August from an assassination attempt and - while hiding the child - learns that he's also a math savant. Lisbeth uses the boy's math skills to try to crack the super-encrypted NSA files she's uncovered.
The basic premise of the story is that criminals are hunting August while Blomkvist tries to uncover the conspiracy Balder was going to reveal. Meanwhile, Lisbeth does her thing. She protects August, beats up men who abuse children and women, and infuriates people whose computers she's hacked.
If you abuse women, Lisbeth is your worst enemy Lisbeth also must once again deal with a demented family member - this time her murderous fraternal twin sister Camilla.
Readers familiar with the trilogy know that Lisbeth is cursed with one of the worst families in the world. I'm a big fan of the Millenium Trilogy and was looking forward to this addition to the series. Sadly, in my opinion this book isn't as good as the previous ones.
My main problems with the book: There are intimations in the story that Frans Balder's AI program could potentially allow computers to take over the world and dispense with humans. I thought this thread might be important to the story but it went essentially nowhere.
To 'round out' the Camilla character the author resorts to a long expository chapter. In this section Hoger Palmgren Lisbeth's former guardian tells Mikael about Camilla - her history and relationship with her family - in great detail. This is an indelicate and tedious technique to familiarize the reader with a character. In addition, Camilla seems more like a comic book woman than a real person. She's so over-the-top gorgeous and manipulative that everyone seems to lose their senses around her.
Because of this, the behavior of other characters around Camilla is simply not believable. The conspiracy at the center of the story is too twisty and confusing. It's not until the very end of the book that I more or less understood what it was about - and then it didn't make much sense and I didn't believe it. Though I wasn't satisfied with the story, I admire David Lagercrantz for taking on a difficult task.
It's hard to add books to a popular series after the death of the original author. If Lagercrantz writes another Millenium book I'd probably read it to see if he's able to get the correct 'vibe'. All in all, I'd recommend this book to fans of the series, but warn them to temper their expectations.
View all 5 comments. Sep 03, Bradley rated it really liked it Shelves: sci-fi , mystery. This is good clean fun, with none of the major problems I was prepared to pour upon it. While it isn't based on any of the notes that the deceased author left behind, only the characters and the situations, I still love the characters. Our favorite hacker-girl is still kick-ass and running huge circles of Sci-Fi all over the more traditional mystery scene.
Te This is good clean fun, with none of the major problems I was prepared to pour upon it. Technological fantasy is rampant, and it's pretty damn awesome when mixed with more avenging of women and children.
I'm telling you, it's all mindless fun. Get Book. A genius hacker who has always been an outsider. A journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium.
One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the U. Blomkvist, always on the lookout for a story, reaches out to Salander for help. The duo find themselves working together again--each with their own agenda. Their search for the truth leads them into an underworld of spies, cybercriminals, and government operatives willing to kill to protect their secrets.
Lisbeth Salander hingegen ist aktiv wie eh und je. Die Wege kreuzen sich, als Frans Balder ermordet wird. Doch wie immer verfolgt Lisbeth Salander ihre ganz eigene Agenda.
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