Comments on: Seasonal reading

By: Jonathan Palfrey

Jonathan Palfrey — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:34:43 +0000

I read the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and found it readable, and also kind of interesting because I lived in Stockholm for some years in the past. But I have yet to start the sequel because I realized that I didn’t like ANY of the characters, except perhaps the girl herself; and I felt no particular urge to meet them again.

Whereas I just finished reading Ruso and Disappearing Dancing Girls, and I found I cared about the characters and wanted to meet them again; so I’ve ordered book 2.

Yes, there is snow in Sweden in winter, but not necessarily very deep. People usually get around OK. You can get car tyres with metal studs for better grip; these are legal in Sweden but not in some other countries. They chew up the roads something terrible.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:36:35 +0000

Only the best!

By: Laurie Atwater

Laurie Atwater — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:18:59 +0000

Glad you liked Girl With the Dragon Tattoo…I have it on audio and thoroughly enjoyed it…and guess who the narrator is? Simon Vance!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:36:56 +0000

Sorry Susie, I’d have replied earlier but I just HAD to get to the end of the book… by the sound of it, another silence will ensue when I get hold of the next one.

Y’know, I’d always imagined Tennessee as sort of warm-ish. Doing this blog is a real education. Hope it cheers up soon for you.

By: Susie Stooksbury

Susie Stooksbury — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:07:56 +0000

I hope you enjoy Larsson’s book. I think the next in the series, The Girl who Played with Fire, is even better than the first. And you’re right – none of the characters seem to be even remotely stymied by the weather. We’ve just had a hard time here in Tennessee with very cold temperatures and icy roads – schools closed and grocery stores packed with people stocking up. One of the DJs on a local radio station used to say he thought rumors of snow were started by the grocers to bring in more business.