想飛 I WANT TO FLY

I was going to wait for the Chinese version to come out in April, but I couldn't resist the temptation to buy it when I saw it in the bookstore in UK.

It is an utterly outstanding book. Although a great deal of the book describes the "Section", the most secretive and mysterious governmental body which had everything to do with the conspiracy against Salander, it is still very fascinating to see each interested party --Salander (the victim and defendant in the criminal case), Blomkvist (the journalist who represents Millennium), the Section, Security Police, police investigator all came into place and each played an important role in the story. I was especially impressed by the part when Giannini, Salander's lawyer, did the cross-examination with Dr. Teleborian and I couldn't help but read this part 3 times. I almost cried when Salander was eventually released and acquitted of all the charges against her.

I very much enjoyed the Salander character that the author created: she is so tough that she never turns to anyone for help, not to mention all these years of injustice that she had been endured; she has a very intrigued personality that she is withdrawn and not good with relationship, and she doesn't care about the law; and she is so smart that she is one of the best hackers in the world.

If I were to complain about this book, it would be that although Salander is still the key person of the entire drama, and yet in this 3rd book Salander did not play a role as important as the previous ones.

I couldn't help but wonder what story did the author have in mind for the 4th and 5th book. It is such a shame that he didn't get the chance to finish the stories.