This is not just Chick Lit!
April 22, 2010 at 1:13 pm 2 comments
Since we are a bookshop staffed mostly by women, we always enjoy getting a male perspective on books. Elizabeth’s husband Gilbert is one of our official male reviewers. He has been captivated by the Stieg Larsson mysteries and sent us this review. (Now I have ANOTHER book on my “got to read list”!)
I became interested in the Larsson novels when I noticed them at #1 and #2 on the top of the New York Times best selling paperback list. I’d seen “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” but assumed it was Chick Lit. WRONG!
Stieg Larsson’s best selling “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is an engrossing story involving a very dissimilar pair of researchers who are hired to solve a 40 year old murder. In the process, Lisbeth, a twenty something punk computer savant, and Mikael, a forty-ish bachelor discredited financial reporter, find themselves personally in danger as they unravel the history of a most dysfunctional family. The family members have included Nazi organizers, successful business moguls, sexual sadists, murderers and numerous alcoholics and social misfits.
Larsson is a skilled story teller and once you get hooked it’s hard to put the book down. Don’t finish Dragon Tattoo without having his “The Girl Who Played with Fire” on hand or you have Lisbeth/Mikael withdrawal.
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Dorothy G | May 2, 2010 at 10:42 pm
I saw the Danish producer of the film made on this book on Charlie
Rose. After watching snippets from the movie and listenng to the interview, I ran to my computer to order it. Alas, I am 3/4 the way through this mystery and I think it has gotten bogged down. I really don’t find anything unique about this book as of yet but then again I am not a mystery afficianado. I mainly read historical novels. The only novel thing to me thus far are the Swedish names. Maybe I’ll change my mind by the end. Maybe I’ll enjoy the next book in the series more.
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Carolyn Meigs | May 2, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Ok, ok, I’ll keep at it! I saw a fellow ferry passenger going to Nantucket recently with the book, and, catching my eye, she said (I was reading the first several pages of the book), “Just keep at it! I’ve been trying, but only in short bursts. Perhaps I should pray for a rainy day to keep me out of my gardens and just give myself a vacation day solely designated to getting past the first few chapters; I have to admit, I’m already confused by the characters! I will keep in mind your words “once you get hooked,” and hope that I’ll soon be “caught!” Thanks for the encouragement! Carolyn