Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy

[KP the nut]

Shhhhhh, I've just ordered the first book ;).

 

[Anna]

I have started reading the first one too. I was told it is much deeper than the DVD's so I am looking forward to reading them :)

 

[anthony]

OMFG, this is like The Hunger Games all over again, with a different storyline obviously, though just as captivating. I read the first chapter the other day... was thinking "ahhh... ok, give it the benefit of the doubt later." A few days later, being yesterday, I read chapter two, then continued all the way through until two thirds of the book was read in the day.

Addictive to say the least. What Salander did to the arsehole who raped her was amusing to say the least. I loved how she researched her topic of a sadist first, was armed with both knowledge and the equipment to take charge the second time around, and did so with such conviction.

I'm not sure what exactly ties things together yet, as I've just hit Blomkvist's investigation discovery into Harriet with new information, yet there is really two stories at once going on which I have no doubt will collide soon enough.

Absolutely fascinating reading though. Really enticing to just keep reading it once into the story. A little confusing in some chapters where they literally throw the double story at you at different paragraphs. Thankfully that doesn't happen often, yet I also understand the reason of that based on the timeline of how the chapters are laid out.

It is nice to read a book with a timeline that sticks pretty much in a forward momentum, not back and forth type like The Tigers Wife, which was just confusing at times.

This is really engrossing though, I have to admit. It absorbed me nearly all of Saturday, and I'm looking forward to getting back to it later today.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

What Salander did to the arsehole who raped her was amusing to say the least.

My favorite part of the book. It was my T who first told me about it. :D

 

[anthony]

I thought it was awesome. Shoving the anal plug up his arse for payback, shocking him with a tasor was just hilarious to say the least, the tattoo down his chest just topped it, as he could never remove his shirt again without it being seen what he is.

I just loved the back and forth though between what he was thinking whilst nodding indifferently, and she had already researched what would be going through his mind and cutting his thoughts off regardless where he had them, covering all her bases on what a sadist is predicting to do in order to regain control.

I just chuckled so hard when reading through it... I was sitting there thinking "you go girl, kick his arse." Especially when Salander is depicted as this little 40kg female and he is near 100kg, and she whooped his arse into shape... and out of it a bit with a butt plug using no lube, which just made my smile bigger as payback was made.

What really topped it for me is that she was thinking of killing him, and all other nasty ways, yet she really composed herself and took revenge in a way that wouldn't put her in jail or at risk any further, knowing she could walk away clean and not look over her shoulder. I see why any therapist would get a client to read that whom it could help them relate to regaining their own power through control.

 

[ericaboo]

Lisbeth Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:inlove:

 

[KP the nut]

OK, I'm getting nervous now and the book hasn't even arrived. I don't take torture scenes well - I gave up watching a movie called Unbelievable - Samuel L jackson because of the torture scenes, they were just too graphic for me.

Obviously, I'll try and read it, out of my comfort zone and all that.

Maybe Mills and Boon next :eek:.

 

[anthony]

Seriously, you will get through it. The scenes are short in nature, a few pages at that, of which you will get through I'm sure. When you read the payback, it makes reading the first scene of her being raped by this arsewit all worth continuing... because she takes him to the cleaners.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

... because she takes him to the cleaners.

f*ck, yeah! :D

 

[Nicolette]

May it be noted I am no longer a fan of the bookclub as I have to compete for my husband's attention.... :cautious:

Especially when the book wins. :O_o:

 

[Nicolette]

 

[anthony]

I finished the first one yesterday morning... had to wait for my mobile to charge, so I figured I would finish it off before heading out for my walk... couple of hours later, doh! WOW! What a powerful ending. Wernstrom went down big time, and did I read it correctly on what happened to all his money, being it landed into WASP corporation in a Caymen's account? That makes her a tidy little profit from her work.

I was a little sad though that she threw in the towel so easily when seeing Kalle and Bergman together at the end. I was hoping she would push forward and fight for him, not just turn and run like she did. She overcame so much to even feel things and acknowledge it, to just throw in the towel and walk.

Starting the second book in a few minutes... feel pretty ordinary today, so filling it with a day of good reading.

The girl who played with fire... bring it on. Lisbeth kicks arse, and looking forward to what she has up her sleeve going forward.