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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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In which I non-review a favorite book.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson

December 20, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

Not quite sure what I want to say this go-round. I hate reviewing favorite books. There’s something about the headspace you get in when you’re reading one. It’s just so passive and full of unthinking pleasure. I just let books happen to me when I’m like that. And I don’t want to talk about it okay! It’s private. I loved this book back when I first read it, and then again when I re-read it a couple years later, and now I love it again […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: mystery, narfna, re-read, Stieg Larsson, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the millennium trilogy, thriller

narfna's CBR11 Review No:111 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: mystery, narfna, re-read, Stieg Larsson, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the millennium trilogy, thriller ·
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