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    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: A Novel

    Written by Stieg Larsson

    Narrated by Simon Vance

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    Lisbeth Salander-the heart of Larsson's two previous novels-lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge-against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.

    Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 25, 2010
    ISBN9780739384206
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    Reviews for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

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    • 4/5
      The final book of the Millenium trilogy came to a climax. I could not put it down! There were so many ups and downs and plot twists to the story. I loved the court room at the end. I am not much of a spy thriller kind of person, but since I was invested in the characters I was able to go through this.
      I do not like information pages long though, and I must admit I skimmed through quite a bit.
    • 4/5
      The third book in this trilogy begins where the second one finishes and for me, this book is the best of the three. The pace is maintained throughout aided by all the twists and turns, and government conspiracies in the storyline. The court case near the end is fabulous, Mikael's sister almost steals the show. My only regret is that the series is finished and Salander and Blomkvisit will not be appearing in any more books.
    • 3/5
      This was quite a good novel, although it started off a little tedious and cumbersome. The various characters, near the beginning, almost seem to be disjointed from one another and the tracking of their interests and plights was a little hard to follow. Nevertheless, as the book reached the halfway mark, things became much more appeasing and interesting and the novel picked up its pace to race to its amazing climax, and then conclusion. There was a fitting ending as well-- one that serves to complete the trilogy as a whole.

      Overall, a good book: 3.5 stars.
    • 4/5
      I had forgotten that we has left Lisbeth in such dire straights when I finished book 2 on vacation last year. She stays mostly under wraps, and we have to follow around all the secret agency creeps for a while, but things perk up once Mikhael smuggles a handheld computer to her...
    • 5/5
      Loved this book. I didn't want to stop reading once I started it. I don't know if it was because this is the third book and I have come to know the characters better, but I enjoyed this one the most out of the series. This was mostly a courtroom drama, with preparing for the legal case taking up most of the book. The ending was satisfying and wrapped up most loose ends. I wish there was another book so I could follow the story even further. My only complaints with the book were the same as I had for the other two books. There are so many characters that it is hard to keep them all straight. Some of the names are similar, which only adds to the confusion.
    • 2/5
      Not enough Salander, quite dull except for the 4-5 chapters that featured her. It does seem to set up a fourth book....
    • 4/5
      I'm finally almost done with this series! Seriously though, the original trilogy is fantastic, and will be hard for the two later books I'm reading next to live up to. This particular one felt like it really brought things to a head for me, and like a good stopping point for the narrative, as intended. Still though, I'm interested in where things go in the latter installments, and definitely recommend this one.
    • 4/5
      The ending and the beginning of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is what made the book good and have a satisfying ending to the series. I didn't like this book as much as the 2nd one but it was still very interesting. What I did dislike about it was the set up of it, the beginning basically tells you everything and then the rest of the book is seeing how Blomkvist and the other figure this out. This made it hard to keep track of what they already know and how they found out, as well as what they have left to figure out. It got a little repetitive and since the reader already knows this information it was getting a bit old and just wanted it to speed up. What compensates for this is the random drama with Berger that has nothing to do with the overall plot. The last part of the book is perfect and is very suspension despite taking place in a courtroom. The actual ending was very well done and not over the top at all.

      I was a bit disappointed that Salader's tattoos were never explained nor was anything really done with her sister, but I later discovered the series was planned to be 10 books and that the 4th book went more into her background. It's unfortunate the author passed away and we are left with a incomplete series but I think if it had to be cut short the 3rd book wasn't a bad place to stop.
    • 5/5
      Outstanding conclusion to the Millennium Trilogy. Lacks the tightly woven, innovative, provocative and shocking storylines of the first two books but makes up for it by continuing from Book 2 and tying up loose ends.

      Now that I've devoured the three books, three Swedish movies and one American movie, I'm extremely sad that I'll never have a chance to re-read these books for the first time again.

      An outstanding mystery series of our times with far-reaching commentary on social justice, personal liberty, the role of media in a democracy, constitutional rights and, most importantly, the need to improve the way society, especially men, treats and values women.
    • 4/5
      Much more political and complicated than the first two; I think I enjoyed it all the more for that.
    • 2/5
      If you enjoy a good engaging read with a variety of humanity represented and maybe even some good sections where you smile and "see" the place and people in your mind all the while wishing you were there - you won't care for this book. If you like humorless, dark, chilling talles where nobody is a person of goodness, you will enjoy this entire series and I heartily recommend it!
    • 4/5
      I really, really enjoyed this series!!I had tried on two previous attempts to get into the first book and I kept getting stuck about 30 pages in. There is a portion where one character is giving background on a scandal and it was incredibly dull and I kept getting bored and rereading the same sentence over and over until I ended up putting the book downFinally I was able to pick it up again and was in the right frame of mind to stick through that one dull part and I am so happy that I did. I read all three books in the last week and I couldn't put them down
    • 4/5
      I have really enjoyed this series! I thought the first part of the book got a little slow, but overall it was great. I really liked how it ended.
    • 4/5
      I liked this book a lot. Just like the prior two it was a page turner. However, it was probably my least favorite of the three. The book focused more on the underlying government conspiracy and very little on the trial itself. As a recently graduated law student, I would have loved a more in depth description of the actual trial. I also enjoyed the first book more because it was focused on a crime and not as much on government conspiracies. In the end I would highly recommend this series to all of my friends and those generally interested in crime thrillers. It is a well written trilogy and the author has a great talent capturing vivid details and keeping readers enthralled.
    • 3/5
      Well, I wound up enjoying this book. But it was one of those cases where the last 200 pages were probably 4 stars, and the first 300 were 2 stars. Having read the first two books in the Larsson series, I knew that he always takes forever to get going, but for some reason, the setup in this book seemed to drag for me. Another part that dragged is that the plot seemed to feel predetermined. Except for the last 30 pages, everything else in the book was inevitable.

      Disappointing end to the series for me. With that said, I loved the characters and it is a shame Larsson passed away and won't be able to keep writing more books.
    • 5/5
      I returned to this series much sooner than usual; I'm so glad that I did. This third book was clearly the icing on the cake.
    • 3/5
      Of all three Millenium books I think I enjoyed this one the most.
    • 5/5
      This is the third book in the Millennium trilogy, and I would not recommend jumping in without having read the first two books. You'd be terribly lost! So, I'm writing this review with the assumption that you HAVE read the first two books. So if you haven't, scoot out of here before I ruin something for you ... but first read the next paragraph in which I make my pitch for why these books are something special.In the Millennium trilogy, Steig Larsson creates unique and memorable characters and crafts thrillers that are truly thrilling but also morally complex and intelligent. The theme of violence against and the exploitation of women runs throughout all three books, and Larsson doesn't shy away from the dark side of human nature. There are multiple scenes of graphic violence that will make your stomach turn, but this ugliness is tempered by the strong moral code and sense of justice exhibited by the main characters of Mikael and Lisbeth. And Mikael and Lisbeth are what make these books so compelling and fascinating. Although at first glance, each may seem to be morally compromised by some standards (Mikael's "womanizing" and Lisbeth's hacking and sexual openness), I doubt you would find two characters with such clear-cut morality and drive to protect the exploited and abused. In fact, my only real complaint with the entire series is that I found the Swedish surnames and place names confusing at times. (But that certainly isn't Larsson's fault.) With each book, I became more enthralled with the series and the characters. In the end, I'm giving the entire series a rating of 4.5. I'm positive the series will be on my list of "best books I read in 2010." If I find another series that draws me in as completely as this series did, I'd be surprised (but happy).So, for those of you who haven't started the series, be gone! The rest of you may continue on to find out the scoop on the third book, which is being released today. (I'm sure you have it on preorder or on hold at your library if you read the first two, am I right?)Because this series is really one big interconnected story, let's recap briefly where we are at the start of Book 3.Book 1 (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) introduced us to Mikael Blomkvist (crusading journalist) and Lisbeth Salander (hacker extraordinaire). The book also introduces Mikael and Lisbeth to each other as they meet and team up to solve a 40-year-old murder and extricate Mikael from the mess of the Wennerstrom affair. The book ends with Lisbeth making off with Wennerstom's millions and realizing she cannot handle her feelings for Mikael. Her response? Take off with the money and cut Mikael out of her life.Book 2 (The Girl Who Played With Fire) provides us and Mikael with the back story on why Lisbeth is like she is. As with anything related to Lisbeth, the story is complicated and multi-layered and fraught with violence. And when her past comes back to haunt her when she is framed for a triple murder, no one but Mikael and Dragan Armansky believe she is innocent. The book focuses on the police's hunt for Lisbeth Salander, while Lisbeth and Mikael race to uncover the conspiracy against her and find the real murderer. The book ends with Lisbeth confronting her past head on (literally!) and ending up with a bullet in her head.So, that brings us to Book 3 (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest), which opens with Lisbeth being choppered to a hospital with severe injuries, the worst of which is the bullet in her brain. Mikael then embarks on a mission with other "Idiot Knights" (those who believe in Lisbeth and work on her behalf, including Dragan Armansky and Olaf Palmgren) to redress the wrongs that have been done to Lisbeth since childhood. Naturally, this involves nothing less than uncovering a decades-long conspiracy that reaches up to the highest levels of the Swedish government.The book is long (576 pages ... but you still want more!) and stuffed to the gills with non-stop action and revelations, culminating with the trial of Lisbeth Salander in which her life is laid bare and her fate decided. Will she end up in jail? Be committed to a psychiatric facility? Escape from the authorities and vanish? Be vindicated once and for all? I'm not telling ... nor would you want me to. I'll just tell you this ... Larsson puts the pedal to the metal and doesn't let up once.One of the revelations is a physician's assessment that Lisbeth suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, which may account for her poor social skills and seeming lack of empathy. (Yet I would argue that she is empathetic to a degree that hurts her, and it simply manifests itself in action instead of sympathy ... witness her response to Berger's problems in this book for an example of this.) I'm not sure I buy into this though. Considering what she experienced in her childhood, I think Lisbeth's anti-social behavior is completely explainable and understandable. I would venture to say Lisbeth demonstrates resilience and emotional intelligence far beyond those of most people. I sincerely doubt whether most people could withstand what Lisbeth did and walk away with the the self-control and ability to assess options in a logical and impartial manner. To me, Lisbeth is damaged and protecting herself the only way she knows how ... by keeping her distance emotionally and socially.Although this series has always been about Lisbeth at its core, Larsson takes time to focus on the beleaguered staff at Millennium (who are reeling from Erika Berger's decision to depart to be the editor of a large daily paper) and gives Berger a storyline of her own that was just as compelling as anything going on with Lisbeth. (Let's just say, Berger finds her new job to be a bit of a hostile work environment.) In addition, Mikael has a new love interest, but I personally didn't care for this development as I kind of liked the idea of Lisbeth and Mikael someday being an item. Mikael's sister Giannini also has an expanded role in this book, taking on the role of Lisbeth's lawyer.I was worried how the book would end as Larsson originally planned to write more than three books before his untimely death. However, I'm pleased to report that this book ties up the loose ends and provides a satisfying conclusion to the story that started way back in Book 1. By the end of Book Three, almost all loose ends are tied up in a satisfying manner (though I have to admit, I wonder about Lisbeth's never seen twin sister Camilla), and you can close the book on these characters and walk away satisfied.Farewell, Mikael and Lisbeth. I'll miss you.
    • 5/5
      This is the third book of the Milleneum Trilogy, and it did not disappoint.I read the first two books several years ago, but took a long break because they were so intense.In Lisbeth, Larsson created one of the most interesting characters I've read.Great stuff!
    • 4/5
      Still intense, still depressing, but whoa, what happened.The first book, Tattoo was fine, the second book, Fire, was bordering on horrible, and now this third book in the series was actually pretty great. I'm not sure if this was the book he really wanted to write, and the other two books were really just prologues so that he could get to this one, or what.Before I started it I thought that there'd be much more courtroom stuff. And although the courtroom drama could have practically fit into its own novella, it was still only a third of the novel. I thought it was great. I don't know anything about Swedish Law, so I don't know if it was accurate, but it was dramatic and the reader actually got some answers.The rest of the novel was thriller, like the previous two. And Larsson did managed to make his characters, even Mikael likable, or at least stand-able again.The story itself was interesting too in that on the one hand the main story line got wrapped up and explained, but there were also quite a few interesting looser ends that seemed to indicate a fourth book could have happened if Larsson didn't pass away.Now, if only I could figure out why the second book sucked and the third didn't.
    • 3/5
      Ultimately, I found this a disappointing end to the series. I found the book a little far-fetched and felt the last 100 pages lacked depth.
    • 4/5
      Good finish to an intriguing series!
    • 5/5
      There are no words for how incredibly perfect Larsson can write a compelling, completely engrossing novel. Love this series, every word of it.
    • 5/5
      I like the way he tied up the story. It was nice to see the jerks get their comeuppance. Based on the 2 previous books I was waiting for a great plot twist, but I was disappointed
    • 5/5
      The Millennium series is the best I have read. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is the best of the series although all three are on my favorites list. The plot, characters, and suspense were all very well done.
    • 3/5
      I liked this book more than the other two. It made more sense to me and I didn't hate Lisbeth as much as I did in the previous two novels. Still not nuts about the trilogy though.
    • 4/5
      A book that rounds out the trilogy in a perfect way. It all comes together in an amazing way and leaves you satisfied with the character's actions, the writing, and the plot. An amazing series all around.
    • 4/5
      A thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the series. It can get a little confusing keeping track of the plethora of minor but important characters, but impressive how well Larsson ties everything together to create a gripping mystery. For me, the first in the series -- Dragon Tattoo -- presented the most fascinating case with the most memorable scenes. But the sequels do much to explain why Lisbeth Salander is who she is, and therefore are recommended reading for those who loved the first book.
    • 4/5
      Duct tape is more than just duct tape
    • 4/5
      People have said the whole trilogy needed the attention of a good editor and I could agree with that but I enjoyed the trilogy despite any flaws that an editorial review would find and tackle. Nowhere in any of the books did I find the writing off-putting or tedious. I did find that some of the information dumps were a bit long, but I kept reading and did not feel like giving up.One telling fact is that I managed to read these books relatively quickly and I was keen to get back to them whenever I could. This trilogy is not for those of a delicate disposition. There is violence and cruelty described. This is not gratuitous or there for titillation. It is there to emphasise the horror of such treatment of other humans.In addition to the physical violence we have the unthinking prejudice and cruelty of public opinion as directed by media reports based on incomplete, and sometimes incorrect, information and erroneous assumptions.While the story involves a number of strands it does follow a relatively linear path, which some might find mundane, however, I think the step by step progress of the novel is useful to ensure readers stay up to speed with the developments.I enjoyed this trilogy and am glad I made the time available to read it.