Book Review “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson

BOOK REVIEW

The book “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson is an interesting book. Stieg Larsson finished the first book “The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo” if you aren’t a big reader then you can stop at that book. The second book is slightly different to the first.

This book is very difficult to review without letting parts of the story go so bare with me. I am a great believer that you should never tell someone what the book is actually about, this is why I don’t tend to read anything about the book before I read it.

In this book “The Girl Who Played With Fire” it becomes rather detailed. I thought that the first book had many characters, it had nothing on this one. Not only are there alot of characters you have to remember where each of these characters have come from. Are they part of the motorbike gang, police, Sapo and the list goes on. I didn’t find it too difficult however I have been told by a couple of other people they didn’t find it easy either to keep up with all the characters.

I do enjoy crime fiction, however I tend to get bored of it quickly. This book as with the first is written quite differently and in turn makes an interesting read. I did however find that it was a little drawn out in places. This opinion may change as I am sure it is setting up for everything in the third and final book that I am only just starting. It also may be that I just didn’t have enough time to sit and read from cover to cover.

Just when you think you know what’s going to happen it changes direction sometimes in a large way and then others in a subtle way. It is by far a book that I would recommend people read. Due to the regular changes in the story it keeps the mind thinking and going, you wonder whats going to happen next, who is going to be who and how is this person going to fit into the story.

As far as the language is concerned in this book, it is an easy read. You won’t have to be going to the dictionary every couple of minutes. I found this book to be enjoyable and one that I would sit down and read from cover to cover if I could snuggled in bed zoning out.