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“From a purely physical standpoint she didn’t have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation.”

The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson

December 22, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This whole re-read  review is chock full of spoilers. I want to talk more about Dragan Armansky’s idea that Lisbeth is the perfect victim. I touched on it in my 2012 review, but it has stayed with me. Everything in this book points to him being right. Lisbeth’s past, and current events involving the triple murders that Lisbeth is blamed and hunted for, they perfectly prime her to be someone who is easily blamed or taken advantage of. The first thing being she doesn’t trust […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: narfna, re-read, Stieg Larsson, Suspense, the girl who played with fire, the millennium trilogy, thriller

narfna's CBR11 Review No:126 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: narfna, re-read, Stieg Larsson, Suspense, the girl who played with fire, the millennium trilogy, thriller ·
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