Name: The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Rating: 4.129385964912281 (456 reviews)
ISBN: 9780307269997

Stieg Larsson

While recovering in the hospital, Lisbeth Salander enlists the aid of journalist Mikael Blomkvist to prove her innocent of three murders and identify the corrupt politicians who have allowed her to suffer, and, on her own, Lisbeth plots revenge against the man who tried to kill her. By the best-selling author of The Girl Who Played With Fire.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Its a shame that this author died so suddenly just as he was getting going.

Geoff norgrove-humphries

After taking a bullet to the head, Lisbeth Salander is under close supervision in intensive care. If and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders and one attempted murder. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, 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. 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 a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

It's a gripping book. I read it in one breath.

Esra serra

In the third volume of the Millennium series, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she'll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she'll seek revenge--against the man who tried to killer her and against the corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life.

M. Marques

I really wished the author had lived so I could thank him for this wonderful trilogy

Coleman McCormick

Enjoyed this one a lot more than the others.

Jonathan Tysick

A satisfactory conclusion to the trilogy.

Arturo Hernández

This episode starts quite slow, however, the courtroom chapters, Erica’s storyline, and Lisbeth’s interventions are what really make this a nice read. I would have preferred to focus the story more on those points in the end. Overall, it was a nice closure for the main trilogy...

Fraser Simons

This series is so good at keeping things interesting. Where the first novel was something like modern day cyberpunk and the second was stricter much more like a well paced thriller. The third further switches it up, becoming an amalgamation of spy fiction and court room drama. And it works! This time it centres the Swedish government and conspiracy and is slow moving but comes with the most satisfying pay off of perhaps any trilogy I’ve read.

I think why these books are so compelling is the amount of detail in the chapter-by-date-range format. It creates so much clarity around every aspect of every character—almost all of whom are interesting because of the ways they differ from the average neurotypical, heteronormative citizen or archetype populating these lines of stories. That when there are moments that are contrived there is so much work already down to demonstrate what is established to be true that it’s more than acceptable. In a strange way, any time it is tedious, it’s backing itself up later. And the tedium generally leads to some interesting sub-plots, such as Berger’s stalker problem. 

There is so much more to the books than to the movies, which are still quite good. Very glad I took the time to read them. I’ll continue with the other books too, despite the change in author just because it’s an opportunity to stick with Lisbeth some more.

As "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" opens, Lisbeth Salander--the heart and soul of Larsson's two previous novels--is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a provincial Swedish city hospital. And she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: when she's well enough, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for a triple murder. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will have to prove her innocence, and identify and denounce the corrupt politicians who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to become victims of abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot her revenge--against the man who tried to kill her, and the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now, Lisbeth Salander is ready to fight back.

Leigh Osborne

I decided to rate this book 2.5/3.0 Stars as it took awhile for me to get into it. I kind of wished that Lisbeth had a bit more screen time in the last one. I felt as if the sub characters had too much screen time. I'm glad it picked up towards the middle and the end although I will have to say this would be my least favorite in the trilogy.

Yesenia Vargas

Definitely recommend. A thrilling and engrossing read. Overall, a great trilogy. There is depth and twists and a satisfying ending. Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomvkist, and Erika Berger are memorable, believable, and awesome characters. The plot is unique, detailed, and extremely interesting. The books are really long but worth the time.

Sarah Escorsa

Once I opened this book, I just couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting. I loved the previous instalments in the series but The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest is definitely my favourite of the three. The book is as well-written and plotted as the previous instalments, what's more, it's even better structured. Lisbeth Salander is my heroine, probably the best and most original female character I ever came across in a book! I'm still wondering how Larsson managed to make a troubled, anti-social, sullen, paranoid, pierced & tattooed computer hacker so attaching, but he certainly did it! What's also surprising is that none of the other characters are superfluous. Every single character depicted in the book is relevant in some way, even if only mentioned in a few lines.

What makes the Millennium books such intelligent, compelling and exciting reading is that they are much more than thrillers. They are feminist and depict strong women who fight and kick back when they are abused or attacked. They are also about sensationalist journalism, abuse of power on an institutional level, politics and ultimately offer fantastic insight into contemporary societies.

As was I nearing the end of The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, I felt a growing sadness because I knew there would be no sequel and no other book by Larsson, who passed away in 2004 before the Millennium trilogy was published. It is said that Larsson had planned to make Millennium a ten-book series and that a manuscript of the fourth instalment in the series was found in his laptop after his death. Unfortunately, the public might have to wait for a long time to see it published (if at all), because of the legal battle taking place between Larsson's family and his companion of 30 years, Eva Gabrielsson.

Flavia Louise

I always forget how amazingly crafted and written these books are. I really am very fond of every single one of them but book 1 is definitely my favorite, followed by this one and then book 2. 
4.75 stars.

Michael Friess

The third book of the "Millenium Trilogy". I loved to read all three books and could not put down either of them. I definitely would recommend the trilogy.

Actually I read the e-book version.

I also watched the movies for the trilogy - with German synchronisation and 180 min each. I enjoyed reviving many scenes from the book even though significant parts of the story were left out to fit it into the format.

Kaitee Tredway

This was my favorite of the trilogy -- granted you can't really read it without reading the first two. I found those to be a bit slow... but it was all building to this book.

In the end, I think the trilogy is worth a read.

Author Rachel Cooper

The book was good, as are the previous ones. It feels a bit unfinished, but you can't really blame the author for that, because he died before the books were published.

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