Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy

It's not the Star Wars trilogy, but this trilogy of books from Stieg Larsson has a similar effect. These books resonate so strongly with some of us that we continue talking about them long after we finished reading one and wait with great anticipation for the next one.  Patrick Anderson's review in the Washington Post today captures some of why we (I) love these books and it will be with a bittersweet feeling that I read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.  While there may be the remnants of a book in the pages Larsson left behind when he passed away, we know that the series has an end.

Wow...it's been a while

Not sure I've every gone a month without a posting, but that tells you how busy it's been.  Reading books, working a lot and trying to find a new space for the store.  After working several months trying to get a lease together, I decided to move on to another spot.  Sigh...

On the plus side, I am devouring Book # 2 in the Stieg Larsson Millennium Trilogy - The Girl with Who Played with Fire.  The movie of Book #1, The Girl with Dragon Tattoo, was recently released in the US and it was amazing.  It didn't pull any punches.  If it had been made in the US, I fear it would have been greatly watered down.  Read the book first.

Earlier this week, NPR had a story about avid fans of Stieg Larsson who are not waiting for the U.S. realease of the third and final book in the trilogy, The Girl who Kicked the HornetE's Nest.  Folks were ordering the book from UK booksellers, asking friends to pick them up, etc., not wanting to wait for the May 25th US launch date (it was released in the UK in October 2009).  I don't blame them and am not sure why publisher Knopf would delay the US release so long when the demand is so strong.