Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Millennium trilogy

Haven't written in a long time. I am currently reading the last of the Stieg Larsson books. I must confess that I have thoroughly enjoyed the books. The main reason for my enjoyment is that it is not only an unusual mystery novel, but gives a great deal of insight ito the journalism business as well as to Swedish law and history. Another aspect I enjoyed is that Lisbeth Salander is a great creation. Very damaged bt brilliant and uncompromising. Most heroines in American mystery novels e.g. Kay Scarpetta are beautiful, with big boobs, or they are "strong" because they have to handle men in a man's world while still maintaining a "normal" personal life (think Closer). Lisbeth Salander is totally different, a vengeful misfit who Larsson hint has someting similar to Asberger's. I wil be watching the DVD as some point.
R.I.P. Stieg