It's a weird thought, when you read a book and you know that it will be the last new book that you will ever read from that author. Stieg Larsson died of a heart attack. He left three finished manuscripts of books he wrote for his own pleasure after work. He didn't intend to publish them, but the world is glad someone did after his death.
Today I finished reading the last of the three books: Gerechtigheid (aka "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest". I prefer the English title actually.) The first two books were great, the first one better than the second, but still both great. This gave me high expectations for the last book. It didn't disappoint me, I actually think it was the best one of the trilogy. The first two are more thriller-like, this one is more about investigation and justice.
I can't dive deep into the details of the book, because that would ruin things for those who haven't read the first two books yet.
Stieg Larsson started with a fourth manuscript, but never finished it. He actually intended to write ten books about Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander. Such a shame the world lost such an amazing writer.
I would like to recommend this trilogy by heart. Read them, please read them. They may not be the thinnest books, but every single page is worth reading it. When you're starting to get intrigued by the story, it will absorb you until you have completely finished reading all three of them.
#34: Read 75 books I have never read before. Status after finishing this book: 1/75
2 comments:
Je liegt, het begin van deel 1 is verschrikkelijk :p
En de nederlandse titel van het 3e deel ook, maar de rest is geniaal, dus dat maakt n hoop goed:)
Haha! Ik vond het nog wel meevallen.. Lisbeth Salander is echt een van de briljantste karakters ooit!
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