The Girl Who Kicked the Hornetts Nest by Stieg Larsson
I am really getting into this book:
"Dr Jonasson was woken by Nurse Nicander five minutes before the helicopter was to land."Nothing very special there I will admit, but then, it's not a particularly literary book so I don't suppose I can expect wonders!
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11 comments:
Hmmm. I am not sure that every literary book have fascinating opening sentences either!
Still haven't tried the series! Happy reading!
When I saw the title, I was expecting something a bit more. :-)
I'll be looking forward to reading what you think. So far, I've only seen 1 not so good review on the series.
Mine is from Dreaming In Cuban by Cristina Garcia
I loved that book -- hope you will as well
Just hopping by from the blog hop! Hop on over to my blog, The Wormhole. Happy reading and have a great weekend!
Hi Becky
I did enjoy the first two in the series, but strangely I don't feel inclined to read the third. I think that "wow" factor sort of went out of it for me by the end of the second one. I really look forward to reading your review on this one however.
I agree with Marg. We can't judge a book by its beginning. I am currently still ploughing my way through the very literary "Bliss" by Peter Carey, which has an awesome beginning. See here:
http://melbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/2010/07/book-beginnings-on-friday-2nd-july.html
But the enjoyment factor has not kicked in and I wish I was reading Steig Larsson :)
Oh I cannot wait to read that book! It's on my nightstand but I have so many ahead of it to read! I love Stieg Larsson!!! I want to marry him!!! I hate that his life was cut so short!
I love a beginning that pulls me in, but I often find that if I'm patient with a slower start I'm often pleased and surprised as the author gradually lures into the story.
Thanks for your comments everyone. I finished off the book and loved it. I do put a lot of emphasis on a good opening sentence, but this was still a great book.
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