Not That Good: THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson's THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE is not that good. Blomkvist, the hero is both of Larsson's books, turns out to be a paper character who does not develop and grows only smaller. Lisbeth Salander, the heroine, is interesting, although her character is not developed. The plot is godawful compared to Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The evil Blomkvist and Salander encountered in Tattoo was credible; in Fire, credibility disappears among the conspiracies, bizarre plot lines, impossible coincidences and a collection of adversaries so venal that they would be push the envelope of Chain Saw Maccacre VI too far.