tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18358820.post8718229642798894049..comments2023-11-03T05:37:54.690-04:00Comments on Liquid Thoughts: Nearly another year has come and goneMike B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970156936438168999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18358820.post-69798481221581194622010-09-06T19:17:44.324-04:002010-09-06T19:17:44.324-04:00I would recommend Larsson's books still. They&...I would recommend Larsson's books still. They're enjoyable and won't take too long to get through them. And I don't think all the hype is fair to Larsson. No one can live up to all of that. I do look forward to the next book in the series (which was unfinished at the time of his death) regardless of anything else. <br /><br />Same goes for Nesbo. Good series. Just not great.Mike B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12970156936438168999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18358820.post-90853674268727231192010-09-05T22:02:14.240-04:002010-09-05T22:02:14.240-04:00Too bad about the Redeemer, but I've heard his...Too bad about the Redeemer, but I've heard his newest (or most recently translated into English), The Snowman is really good. I love that interwar period as well--the whole Gold Age of detective fiction actually. I read somewhere that Stieg Larsson died before he could do serious editing on the books--(I've heard other readers criticize the writing), but maybe he makes up for it in other ways?Daniellehttp://danitorres.typepad.com/workinprogress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18358820.post-26061003469497450222010-09-04T22:08:38.207-04:002010-09-04T22:08:38.207-04:00I love Nesbo's Harry Hole. However, The Redeem...I love Nesbo's Harry Hole. However, The Redeemer's is a bit too choppy and confusing for me. <br /><br />And although I read all three of the Larsson books, I had a lot of problems with them too. Enjoyable, but certainly didn't live up to the hype.<br /><br />I am really enjoying the Upson book thus far. Only about 50 pages in, but it's been great. I love the inter-war years, especially in the hands of gifted writer. Since I haven't read too many novels that take place in the 1920s or 1930s, so far, the book kind of reminds me of Jacqueline Winspear/Maisie Dobbs book.Liquid Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546805064218556932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18358820.post-20024823904965297772010-09-03T21:48:58.661-04:002010-09-03T21:48:58.661-04:00I don't know how anyone with a toddler gets to...I don't know how anyone with a toddler gets to do much of anything, so it's good you've at least been able to read! I loved the first Jo Nesbo book I read, The Redbreast and have wanted to read the rest of the books but can't seem to get around to it! I know not everyone liked the Upson book but I really liked it--loved how she created a convincing atmosphere for the period and am looking forward to read her next book. I've as yet to get to the Stieg Larsson books, but I will eventually. Hopefully you'll have more time to blog again! And mysteries are great when you are busy with family and other things--quick, entertaining reads!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.com