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capittella's review against another edition
4.0
Mandatory for any journalists and journalistic spirits; Larsson is a anti-hypocrisy powerhouse!
susanmasf's review against another edition
4.0
This collection of articles from the author of the Millennium trilogy spans different decades of his work and touches on many of the same themes found in his fictional trilogy. While some stories are more compelling than others, overall I actually enjoyed reading these nonfiction articles more than his fiction.
Although it wasn't a book that made me want to stop everything to finish reading it, I did find his point of view interesting and still relevant decades after the original publication of these articles. The English translation impressed me, as the stories still flowed smoothly and weren't obviously written in a different language. Fans of Larsson's Millennium trilogy who want to read more of his work will find that this book provides a good cross-section of articles related to the issues that mattered most to the author.
**Advanced reader copy received free through Goodreads First Reads**
Although it wasn't a book that made me want to stop everything to finish reading it, I did find his point of view interesting and still relevant decades after the original publication of these articles. The English translation impressed me, as the stories still flowed smoothly and weren't obviously written in a different language. Fans of Larsson's Millennium trilogy who want to read more of his work will find that this book provides a good cross-section of articles related to the issues that mattered most to the author.
**Advanced reader copy received free through Goodreads First Reads**
jameseckman's review against another edition
3.0
When Larrson wrote his fiction, it is obvious upon reading this book that he was writing from personal experience. His ant-racist, pro-women and pro-LBGT rights feelings are extremely clear in these essays, you can feel his passion on these subjects. There are several issues with this book, none of which are the author's fault, it's a posthumous collection. One problem is that the essays were written as individual articles, so that there is large amounts of repeated information. Secondly the articles are dated, I'm sure the guilty parties have changed their names or otherwise shuffled players around considering the amount of name changing covered in these articles.
Still, it gives one a peek into the author's mind set, you can read it before, during or after his trilogy, there are no spoilers. Compare this with the Mikael Blomkvist character. It's also a fast read.
Still, it gives one a peek into the author's mind set, you can read it before, during or after his trilogy, there are no spoilers. Compare this with the Mikael Blomkvist character. It's also a fast read.
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