It was so good! I love all three books, but this one is the best. It doesn't mean you should read only this one, skipping previous two, though. "The Girl with Dragon Tattoo" is introduction; "The Girl who played with Fire" brings up much more interesting event close to main characters; and then this one! "The Girl Who kicked the Hornets' Nest" is the reason Larsson wrote previous two, I would say. It is all about women who is strong and who is abused by men and/or society. Also, I think writing about publishers and journalists was Larsson's passion and interests. It is worth reading all three.
This book is no published in the U.S as of November 2009, and I bought from Amazon.uk. Who can wait till next year to get this book?! If you love suspense books, you MUST read three of them!! ( )

I loved this trilogy, and this book ended it well. I definitely recommend. ( )

This third installment in Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy (which was originally meant to contain twelve books; due to Stieg Larsson's premature death caused by a tragic and brutal heart attack, it became a trilogy) is easily the best of the bunch.
Stieg Larsson is a genious. And there is no doubt in my mind that, in time, he will become known as one of the best crime thriller writers of all time. If not the very best. It made me step back and go "whoa!" on more than one occasion.
There is something complex and magical about the simplicity of his writing. Every word and every sentence flows easily into the next as we follow each of the characters through basically every step of their everyday lives (which, I must say, are nothing at all like my everyday life). At one point in time, we are follow six whole stories at the same time; never once does it seem daunting or overwhelming (even with all those crazy Swedish names). Never once did I feel lost, and I cared equally about all of the stories and their interconnections. Not one small thing is left out, and yet there manages to be nothing superfluous about the content.
Because we get to see each of the characters at their best and their worst, doing some of the most mundane things, we grow to know them and all of their complexities without even realizing it. I can easily say, without even giving it a second though, that Lisbeth Salander is the most real and unique heroine I have ever read. And Mikael Blomkvist is up there with one of the most believable, unique heroes I have ever read.
Even the secondary characters are well thought-out, well-developed, integral parts of the story.

This is a story about being on the wrong side of corruption and about fighting for the basic rights that come with being a human being. It is a crime thriller, to be sure, but this book is accessible to everyone (well, grown-ups at least). Stieg Larsson's to the point way of presenting all the facts one after the other will, without out a doubt, leave the reader open-mouthed at the edge of their seat until the very end. And even though, as this is the last of the three, everything is tied up nicely, with no loose ends so to speak, the reader can't help but crave for more.

GO OUT AND READ THIS BOOK NOW!!!! (but read the other two first) ( )

What an excellent finish to this superb trilogy. But what sadness at this inventive authors early death. ( )

What a shame that story is complete! This final part is another great book from an excellent writer. ( )