Loving these books! "Just finished The girl who played with fire" and starting the last book.
I'm looking forward to the film.
Thinking ahead, are there any other books of a similar caliber that you could recommend?
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Reading the first one now. Good so far
Have you tried Henning Mankell. I think he's great, although people say he's not as good as this guy. Also try the Arkady Renko series by Martin Cruz Smith (Gorky park is the first one) very good...
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I like Henning Mankell as well, but he's a bit different from Stieg Larsson - less action, more psychology. My favourite "depressed Nordic detective" is Erlandur, in Arnaldur Indridasson's books
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I've got the final one on the go at the moment- seems a bit better than the second, which I found a bit flat after the first.
Hated all the 'booted up his 12" macbook pro with 128gb hard disk and 4gb ram type stuff'Not looking forward to the film really- from the start I had an impression of what Sander looked like- Noomi Rapace wasn't it.
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I agree with you vinnyeh but I thought the end of book 2 was great! We're both at the same place with the story!
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I'm part way through the 2nd, but actually finding them pretty average.
Some bits are so pointless - like the full list of IKEA purchases and their names.. wtf?
Probably won't bother with the 3rd. Hopefully Chuck Palahnuik will have something new (and far more original) out by the time I've finished.
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DezB - the ending on book 2 is amazing!! Hang in there - it's worth finishing.
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I will - it's not bad enough to give up on - the actually storyline is worth bothering with, it's the style I find a bit dull.
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Just read the first one. It was OK in a page-turny kind of way, but pretty standard stuff.
I kind of get annoyed that these kind of books have to add-in all the gore and sex. There's just no need. Doesn't add anything to the story, just titillation. (Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favour of sex in most circumstances!).
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I've just finished all three. For those of you who don't like book 2 stick with it, it's setting everything up for the final book.
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I've read all of them (twice in fact), they're nice easy page turners but actual writing is a bit pants. Not sure how much of that is down to translation. I'd put them in the same category as Dan Brown books
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The second book was a bit of a slog, but really enjoyed the third.
Another recommendation for Henning Mankell, I read Firewall, before I read the girl with series, and it was quiet good, just about to look into his other books.
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Start of the third is a bit slow IMNSHO.
I know he's dead but i got the impression all teh way through that the author saw himself as a bit of a Blomqvist wannabe.
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I know he's dead but i got the impression all teh way through that the author saw himself as a bit of a Blomqvist wannabe.
I have a particular hatred for writers who make their central character a writer. But a really cool one. Who scores with all the chicks.
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I have a particular hatred for writers who make their central character a writer. But a really cool one. Who scores with all the chicks.
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they are ok, but probably not as good as the hype. I'm, sure some of it is lost in translation.
I've just finished James Ellroy's american trilogy - American tabloid, the cold six thousand and ending with Bloods a rover. they are truly awesome and thoughroughly recommended.
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stunning series! so much detail!
I prefered the 3rd just for the way that it tied everything together.
had a hard time remembering all the different swedish names though!Posted 2 years ago # -
Cracking books. Blomqvist being such a hit with the ladies is a bit much isn't it, and he's a fairly obvious cypher for the author. Does anyone else find themselves picturing characters from Wallander when visualising people
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Just read the first one and bought the third but cannot find a shop that has the second in stock. I presume it is best to read them in order.
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had totally differnt hopes for this thread
mind you it isnt friday....yet.Posted 2 years ago # -
I bought and read the first one totally unaware of the hype and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not normally the kind of book I'd choose to read (sci fi normally) but it was a proper compulsive page turner. Found the 2nd and 3rd books to be just as good. Not sure I enjoyed the film though - I'm adverse to film makers taking big liberties with plots and characters...
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fogliettaz - you must read them in order as the story runs over three books. I got mine from ASDA's 2 for £8 i think.
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Hated it,took ages to get going and then had a bit of sadistic sexual nastiness before the expected twist showed up
Those Swedes are some boring bleeders, about as interesting as the awful Wallander tv showsDon't wish anyone dead, but its a merciful escape that the author only wrote three and not the whole set of twelve
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