at first i was skeptical of Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy. i was like "best seller? so what? it cant be that amazing. it looks dumb."
then... "ok i'll put it on the reading list, mayyyyybe i'll get to it. eventually."
then..."hmm..."
and then my girl less suggested it for book club and here we go, i was borrowing the book from a friends mom and... all i can say is wow.
Larsson has written an intense, disturbing, sexual, crazy ass motherfucker of a book. and it was so. fucking. good. the first chapter was ehh. so i skipped it. the second chapter until about page 200, i was thinking it was an ok read. by page 300, i was hooked.
i love larsson's obvious feminist outlook. i love his character of lisbeth salander. i love the twists, and the references, and almost EVERYTHING about this book was just captivating. i will be recommending this to everyone and anyone who asks me what book i think they should read next. i think everyone should read this marvelous piece of lit. even at its most disturbing moment, i could not look away.
i will be getting my hands on a copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire very soon... it is so sad that he only got to publish/finish 3 books out of the supposed ten he meant to write in this series. when he died, the literature world lost a great author. especially one with compassion for the human spirit, and a gift for mystery.
next up, i'll be reading "Cum Laude" by Cecily von Ziegesar
Thursday, July 8, 2010
the girl with the dragon tattoo
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Did you ever stop to consider the author's death? His books seem like a little more than disturbing fiction to me; i'd be willing to bet a good amount of money that there is more to his 'sudden heart attack' than anyone will ever know. It is sad that he only got to finish 3. I think much more than an author was lost; but a credible detective. He figured out a series of real life murders and was alluding to them. Before his career as a writer Larsson of Sweden struggled against racism & right wing extremism. In 1995 when 8 people were killed by Neo nazis in Sweden he was the main force who founded the Expo Foundation a group intended on exposing neo nazi activity in Sweden...during the last 15 years of his life he and his wife lived under constant threat from right wing violence. Just thought you might find my perspective interesting.
this is all very interesting. i recently read a few articles about him, about some of what you said, and about how he couldn't marry the woman he'd been with from age 18ish until death, because then the neo nazis would have been able to find him. i'm not sure what's going on currently, but last i heard, she could not even inherit anything from him [besides money, she couldnt even live in her own apartment- none of it belonged to her technically, even though she had made this home with him for over 30 years because she was never his wife. his estranged brother and father inherited mostly everything because they were blood, and from what i hear, they arent too keen on sharing with said wife.] i was more trying to write about the book here, Larsson's life would make for another post entirely.
however, i didn't think he was alluding to real life, but now that you've said that it makes worlds of sense. thanks for sharing and for reading :)
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