Skip to main content

Getting it done!

A Book with More Than 500 Pages: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
A Book Set in Another Country: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
A Book That was Originally Written in a Different Language: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
A Book Written by an Author with the Same Initials: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
A Book You Started but Never Finished: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

I know that this is probably a lot of cheating, like a lot a lot, but these two books covered everythingggg. Its most likely also cheating because I listened to both of these books on "tape". Why would I do such a thing like that? Because I found the first book (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) incredibly difficult to read. The books are translate from Swedish and I appreciate the time it must take to actually do that, but sometimes the sentence structure isn't always how I would like it to be. Any book usually takes me about 3-5 days (depending on how busy I am), but I remember book 1 taking me almost 3 weeks. These books aren't even that dense, on average 510 pages, but for some reason it takes me forever to read them. Hence me listening to the last 2 books in the series on tape (for the purpose of this blog I'm not counting the newly release fourth book because I have no intention of reading it).

I don't want to go to into detail because I'm sure at this point most people have read these books, know the general plot, or have seen all 3 of the Swedish language movies (which btw are nothing like the books). I really enjoy these books, if you get rid of the awful character voices of the narrator and the terrible sentence structure. They're a long read, but I definitely think that it's worth it. If you're into thrillers and aren't easily offended you will most likely enjoy these books. Fair warning though, these books are extremely graphic and a running theme throughout the series is violence towards women, including sexual violence.

As always read the books before the movies, but I would suggest the English language film first because it closely resembles book one. I hope that they make the next two books into a film because I enjoyed the American adaptation so much. I would also recommend these books if you're into that realistic mystery genre. Sometimes thrillers/mystery novels aren't always 100% realistic at certain points, but the Millennium series feels very realistic. Anybody can be a hacker these days and the sex slave trade is all too real in our world, so everything that Lisbeth does is extremely realistic. These aren't books I feel like spoiling or really rehashing my grievances because we could be here for days. Also my D key is sticking and it is making it extremely hard to type. That's all for now!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

I Live a Glam Life...Kinda ~ November 2015 Birchbox!

This month I decied to do something a bit different and get the Guest Editor or Curated box. It helped a lot that the box was curated by one of my favorite YouTubers Tati Westbrook! She along with Emily Eddington ( Emilynoel83 ) and Melissa Autry ( Melmphs ) are gurus I consistently watch. And by consistently watch I mean every week! I trust Tati, so I knew I would love everything in her box! Avene Hydrance Optimale Hydrating Serum/ Full-size $36 This gentle, hypoallergenic hyrating serum plumps skin while promoting cellular regeneration. I was so excited to try this! Allure actually recommends this brand to girls like me with oily/blemish prone skin, so I couldn't wait to try! I agree taht its hydrating, so hydrating that I actually disn't feel the need to moisturize. Not a strong scent if any and just really great all around. I kinda litke it better than Shiseido Ultimune, which I just finished up. Final Grade: B+ Living Proof Perfect hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo/ Ful...

Effortless Summer ~July 2016 Sephora Play~

We didn't get spoilers for this month's box until right before it shipped out. I'm not 100℅ sure of that reason, other than to torture us. The only clue we did have is possible spoilers and word that they were splitting up the boxes according to skin type (combo/oily, normal/dry). Knowing that I filled out my profile for oily skin and that even on my beauty insider profile (Sephora's rewards program) I'm listed as oily I didnt worry about which box I'd get. Until I checked my Play subscription and I got the normal/dry box. So yeah, here it goes... First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser (Full-size $20): This is something I've used before and currently own a full size of. This is a nice face wash. I like it during the winter to use after a workout. It removes my surface oils and dirt, but doesn't strip your skin. It's a bit like soap, so if you're not into facial soaps I would skip. I passed this sample along because I honestly didn't need it. ...

Memoir of the Sunday Brunch by Julia Pandl

Woo Woo 2014, a month late but hey I'm a busy girl. So I've tackled the first book of the new year and it was Julia Pandl's Memoir of the Sunday Brunch.   Pandl a stand-up comic originally from the Milwaukee area tells, personal family tales of her sweet, but often failed childhood memories. From being the youngest of nine to free child-slave labor at her father's restaurant. Told in two parts, the first of funny brunch serving, sibling squabbles, and a lot of twitching; The second of more recent memories of caring for someone who once cared for you. Photo Courtesy of Goodreads.com "I thought my dad was just like every other dad, until the day I worked my first Sunday Brunch" Be prepared for the second half of the book to shock you emotionally. It goes from a funny eye rolling recount of childhood, transitioning into being an adult child with rapidly aging parents. The second half was particularly heartwarming and sweet. Of course there's still som...