The girl who played with fire

I came across this book because it was recommended to me by my IH teacher. She recommended it with such fervorous passion that I was very curious to read it."The girl who played with fire" is the second entry to the Millenium Trilogy and, while the first one focused more on introducing the characters and getting us familiarised with them, this one goes on to dig into the background of the trilogy's, by far, most intriguing and interesting charcter: a nearly anorexic-looking woman who, despite being in her 20's, still looks like a 15 year-old teenager, Lisbeth Salander. Salander has serious anti-social tendencies and a somewhat invulgar view of the world. However, she's a deeply moralistic and super-intelligent person, a person scarred by a very troubled past. And it's on that past that the book focuses on, as it comes back to haunt Salander, and she is forced to put her demons to rest. She will count with the aid of people who, despite her knowledge of such, care for her a real lot. Out of these helpful characters, the one who distinguishes himself from the others is Mikael Blomkvist. Blomkvist is a very altruist and sensitive journalist who continuously fights to detroy corruption and "evil" using any means available to him. He had a moral debt to Salandar, for she had saved his life more than once earlier, and so he risks his life countless times to save her. In the book, Salander due to controversial circumstances, becomes one of the most hated women in Sweden and wherever she looks she sees enemies.
One of the curious aspects of the author's style is the fact that he shows the same event through different character's perspective, and constantly shows what they feel about each others. It's a very addictive book, because whatever the character's do to save themselves, their enemies always seem a step ahead of them and we're always looking forward to see what happens next.
Salander's story is complex, envolving, and surprisingly touching and it's due to present you with a good time.

Luís