Some P...Stieg Larsson

[Charles Albert]

At the risk of being reamed by the new list nanny, I thought I might solicit
some observations on the above mentioned author, whose posthumously
published Millennium Trilogy has drawn raves from many critics (including
Philip Pullman).

Just finished the first in the series, and was struck by the contrast with
IV. Larsson's work is a superbly executed "mystery/thriller" and his
characters are well crafted, particularly the co-protagonist Lisbeth
Salander. I will go out immediately and buy the next installment, but am
quite certain that unlike IV, I wont read any of them  a second or third
time. For all the complaints about Pynchon's inattention to character and
lack of emotion, it is hard to argue that he accomplishes more with fewer
brush strokes than many who are lauded for their capacities in those
respects....

love,
cfa
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