The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Steig Larsson
3.5 out of 5
TGWKTHN was a fun read. Despite it being the weakest of the trilogy, Lisbeth Salander is such an odd character that I felt compelled to see her story to the very end. Larsson didn’t allow the pace of the story to interfere with character development, which is really what kept my face buried in this series. The storyline for this book is complicated, and adapting it into film is no easy endeavor. The Swedish version of the movie struggled with this aspect, ignoring entire subplots and ultimately cutting out half of the book. I am interested to see how the American version of the films measure up, and how Rooney Mara’s depiction of Lisbeth compares to Noomi Rapace (who was excellent, in my opinion).
