#126 in Thriller
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
- 649
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 35 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
- Glass Key award
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About the book
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It was published in Swedish in 2007; in English, in the United Kingdom, in October 2009; and in the United States and Canada on 25 May 2010. The three novels in the Millennium series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005), The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006), and The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest were written by Larsson and were published posthumously after his fatal heart attack in 2004. All three novels were adapted as films.
Reading order · Millennium
Full order & progress →- The Girl with the Dragon TattooStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - The Girl Who Played with Fire
8.28.2 / 10 - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Girl in the Spider's Web
7.27.2 / 10 - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
7.37.3 / 10 - The Girl Who Lived Twice
7.47.4 / 10 - The Girl in the Eagle's TalonsThe Girl in the Eagle's Talons–Not ranked yet
- The Girl with Ice in Her VeinsThe Girl with Ice in Her Veins–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 88 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 88 | 100% |
Frequently asked
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It has 649 pages — longer than 95% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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