Richard K. (richkaplanovitchsky) -
The first few pages were written poorly, but then an intriguing hero steps in with his fascinating son. Very quickly, however, that character is killed, and the rest of the novel is very scattered without any central protagonist to consistently engage in the details of the story and carry the plot forward. In some ways both heroes, Salander and Blomkvist seem marginal to the tale. Gosh is it tiresome to be told for the umpteenth time what an upstanding uncorrupt fellow is Blomkvist compared to everyone else.
