PanThe Globe and MailThe question is, can Lagercrantz conjure the soul of these characters we\'ve come to love so much? Alas, the answer is not really. From the start, The Girl in the Spider\'s Web feels off ... Although many of the characters from the original trilogy are back, there are far too many new ones, few of whom Lagercrantz makes us care about ... The language is often sloppy, lacking Larsson\'s precision, rigour and fire. In short, Lagercrantz is unable to capture the peculiar thrill – one might call it Stiegness – that made the original books so readable ... Although it\'s nothing new to see Lisbeth Salander get a raw deal, in this instance, it is particularly sad. Stieg Larsson, her inventor, friend and most ardent flame, always wanted better for her.
