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[theatokos]

B and I have been down with colds since Sunday evening. We're both doing better, but today has been a very hard day to be Bennett. Super fussy, tantrums, not hungry, super clingy, wants to nurse all day, and he keeps waking up every 20 minutes crying in his sleep. Poor guy.

Since I've been home on the couch for three days I've read all of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. So not worth it. The first book, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was great. The writing is very utilitarian - all telling, no showing - no subtlety at all, very little nuance or description, but the main female character is fascinating, I love the 'polyamorous' relationships, and the feminist angle. The second book was alright, but the third? Basically, the first part of book three should have been included with book two. It feels like an editor made an arbitrary decision to cut the books in half. Book one was stand alone; book three will make no sense if you don't read book two. The most disappointing part of the book is that Salander (awesome possibly Auspergers female character) plays hardly any role in book three. In 743 pages she hardly does anything but has shit happen to her. And why spend hundreds of pages on intricate build up only to need a mere handful of pages to tear it all down in the court scene? Sigh. What a let down.

Comments

[snowcalla.livejournal.com]

bummer - I just downloaded The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Well that one is excellent. Definitely worth reading! And it's an excellent stand-alone story.

[keypike.livejournal.com]

i haven't read any of the series - although up until now, I've only heard good things. Should I bother with the first?

[hrafntinna.livejournal.com]

I really like the first. Too bad about #3.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Yes! The first is great. The second and third just seem.... well, not as tight. Waaaaaay too much exposition. However, I realize that he died after turning in the manuscripts so perhaps he had been able to edit the first one more? But #1 is great.

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

The author is dead. There is a theory going around that he did not write the third book. That after the success of the first book the notes he had left for a third book were given to someone else to turn into a book.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

No it seems consistent with #2. However, rumor has it that there is 1/2 of a #4 that his partner is holding on to.

[sapphire-kittum.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the warning!