After reading the book, I knew I had to watch the movie. Usually, I’m apprehensive about movies based on books, but for some reason,I felt a little better about this one because like the book, the movie is Swedish. Apparently, there’s an American remake in the works. I wanted to catch the Swedish version before [...]
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
3 of 5 stars
This second book of the Millennium series went by quicker than the first despite being a hefty, 300+ page book. It’s every bit as intense and thrilling as the first, but I thought the beginning started off a bit slowly — or [...]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4 of 5 stars
First, praise for this book. I spent most of my Saturday night and Sunday reading this. Once I got over the initial hump, the book went by quickly in a “I gotta know whodunnit!” fashion. It’s definitely a must-read for mystery [...]
The best way to enjoy Ring by Koji Suzuki is to not watch the movie (the Japanese one or the American remake) and not know anything about it. I’m jealous of people who can come to the novel with a fresh mind like that. For the rest of us, the novel is still good, but [...]
I picked up All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe a few months ago because I liked Brave Story, a novel geared towards younger audiences. All She Was Worth was Miyabe’s first adult book that I’ve read and one of the few mystery novels I’ve read this year.
All She Was Worth starts off with [...]
