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jinxybee: luckyshirt: I’m trying, kids. I’m trying really hard to like this book. Because I want to finish it. Because I want to see the movie. Because I heard both are really good. But so far, the book isn’t. It just isn’t. I was intrigued at first. The characters seemed solid enough, but then both sides of the story just fell apart. On his side of things, it got all Book of Genesis on me. We get it. It’s a big family. There are a lot of characters. There are a lot of names. There is a lot of absolutely not at all moving forward plot. Oh, now he’s found another love interest in exile. And it’s boring.  On her side, we get multiple stories about how up this girl is fucked. We get it. She’s had a very troubled pas—oh here’s another story about when she was a kid in school and didn’t answer questions. My god. This all could have been much, much shorter. And her character especially could have been much more believable. He seems to be making her up as he goes along. But hey, she’s a loose cannon and a bouncing football. You don’t know what she’s going to do. Right? That’s all fine. When she’s doing something. As of today, it looks like the story is going to maybe start to maybe do something. I’ll keep you posted. You have to get through the first 75 -100 pages (I gave up several times too.) Then it gets REALLY good. I made it through 150 pages and gave up, and I watched the Swedish movie version on Netflix. Stieg Larsson had an interesting plot idea that he weighed down with pointless detail, unbelievable subplots and middle-aged man/journalist wish fulfillment. 

jinxybee:

luckyshirt:

I’m trying, kids.

I’m trying really hard to like this book. Because I want to finish it. Because I want to see the movie. Because I heard both are really good.

But so far, the book isn’t.

It just isn’t.

I was intrigued at first. The characters seemed solid enough, but then both sides of the story just fell apart.

On his side of things, it got all Book of Genesis on me.

We get it. It’s a big family. There are a lot of characters. There are a lot of names. There is a lot of absolutely not at all moving forward plot. Oh, now he’s found another love interest in exile. And it’s boring. 

On her side, we get multiple stories about how up this girl is fucked.

We get it. She’s had a very troubled pas—oh here’s another story about when she was a kid in school and didn’t answer questions. My god.

This all could have been much, much shorter. And her character especially could have been much more believable. He seems to be making her up as he goes along. But hey, she’s a loose cannon and a bouncing football. You don’t know what she’s going to do. Right? That’s all fine. When she’s doing something.

As of today, it looks like the story is going to maybe start to maybe do something.

I’ll keep you posted.

You have to get through the first 75 -100 pages (I gave up several times too.) Then it gets REALLY good.

I made it through 150 pages and gave up, and I watched the Swedish movie version on Netflix.

Stieg Larsson had an interesting plot idea that he weighed down with pointless detail, unbelievable subplots and middle-aged man/journalist wish fulfillment. 

Source: luckyshirt

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  1. jamiek reblogged this from jinxybee and added:
    I made it through 150 pages and gave up, and I watched the Swedish movie version on Netflix. Stieg Larsson had an...
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    theatre while we were showing the original version...the last movie from this series....
  3. jinxybee reblogged this from luckyshirt and added:
    get through the first 75 -100 pages (I gave...several times too.) Then
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