Stieg Larsson

I’d like to comment on on his “Millenium Trilogy”, “The Girl with the

Dragon Tattoo”, “The Girl Who Played with Fire”, and “The Girl Who

Kicked the Hornets’ Nest”.

I’ve just gotten around to reading them.

I know they’ve been out there for some time, therefore I also know

that I’m necessarily “carrying coal to Newcastle” to many readers. Still.

The lead female protagonist Lisbeth Salander interests me for her

outstanding eccentricity and her derring-do of course but also for the

fact that she is an introvert with a capital I.

I’m an introvert myself, a characteristic formed in childhood as we all

know. I’m fond of saying “once an introvert, always an introvert”, but it

doesn’t bother me as I know the reason for it. I can be approached but I’m

certainly not the “hail fellow well met” type.

Another interesting facet of Larsson’s novels is his description of

Swedes and Swedish history over the decades.

Islander.


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