Great Book.......

[Carolyn, Director]

I've just finished reading the triology written by Steig Laarson from Sweden. The first book is titled The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. To start with Mr. Laarson turned 3 manuscripts in to his publisher at the same time and before they were published he passed away. How sad not to see how well his books were received and they have gone very well. They came out in Sweden and it was a couple of years before they really got picked up here in the states.

I enjoyed his characters so very much, different, a bit edgy, with mystery, excitement and a little sex thrown in to keep it all moving and seeming real. You do learn alot about Swedens political climate...in the 1st book you learn how children are treated, in the 2nd & 3rd more how women are respected, which is very good. I'd recommend (if you are a reader) that you go straight to Amazon and check the books out...type in Steig Laarson and there they are. I ordered all three of mine from there...going for the cheaper copies of near new, good, etc. The first one was a paperback that looked like it had never been read and it came from Illinois, the 2nd book ended up being a larger size paperback, and the last one came as a hardbound........and those two came from Sweden and were extremely cheap. Good deal there. I'd offer you mine, but I'm passing them on first to Jerry and then Pat & Terri if they haven't gotten them from the library.

Honest they are great books..........Jerry's reading the first one now and is enjoying it, he's a slower reader than I am but then he spends so much time reading newspapers which keeps him from the book.

[Carolyn, Director]

Talking about this book, a couple of weeks ago (May) we found a little speciality theater in Houston that was showing the first movie made about the 1st book of the Steig Laarson triology...The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo......it was done in Sweden and of course we had to "read" it, but we so enjoyed it. We love movies but rarely have gone to foreign films. They are going to do a movie for it here in the states soon, so we'll have to try and see it too.

I just read an article the other day on these three books, their names were changed when they came to the states. They weren't anything close to what we know them by....interesting. Steig had a lady friend that he had lived with for years but never married, since he died unexpectedly and had no will, his estate has been another fascinating bit....ends up all the money from these books, movie rights, and all that goes with them goes to his father and one brother, as his only living relatives. In fact officially they now own half of the house, he and his friend lived in....finally they gave the entire house to her. But she does have an ace in the hole it seems....she has the computer that had 75% of the next book in it, plus several other book starts. She says she will not let anyone finish or publish them, but who knows...$$ often talks louder than intentions. How's that for gossip about 3 very good books.