The summer of 2009 will in many ways be remembered as the summer I read The Girl Who Played with Fire. When I finished, I was so ready to pick up the third in the series and start reading. But that was not to be. The dates for U.S. release are now set for May 2010, and I’m just not that patient. So I’ve just recieved, all the way from the U.K. my hardcover copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. I’m going to try to wait for a few days to clear some items from my currently reading shelf before I delve in, but it’s only a matter of time before I’m back in the good company of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist.
I’ll say here that I’m quite surprised that I feel this way. I enjoyed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but it did not impress me the way the second book did. It’s a classic trilogy-reader’s dilemma: The first book was good, but the second was amazing. The third could bring either great gratification or woeful disappointment. Now how many books can you remember that warranted such feelings of anticipation? I’ll read and, unless paralyzed with discontent or glee, I’ll review sans-spoilers (as many US reader’s have yet to get their hands on it). Stay tuned for part 2.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, pt. 1
January 26th, 2010 § 0
