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Finished reading The Tattooed Girl: The Enigma of Stieg Larsson and the Secrets Behind the Most Compelling Thrillers of Our Time by Dan Burstein, et al. I admit, I skimmed over vast portions of this, but there were some interesting nuggets mixed in that made me finish the read. Overall? Probably a 3 out of 5. But just barely. Way too much dross for the few flecks of gold in it. On the other hand, we had just finished watching the Extended Edition of the Swedish version of the Millenium Trilogy, which made me want a bit more, though I don't think I'm in a position to start rereading it yet. (Afraid I'll lose a few days of work as I get totally engrossed again.)
The movies, by the way, are FAR superior to the shortened versions that were shown in the US. Each about 3 hours long, instead of roughly two hours long, they remind me, yet again, of what a great character Lisbeth Salander is.
Next up: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. I got a pointer to this from Dana Stabenow's site, and I'm roughly 40% into it already, and liking it.
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