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I’m just here for Lisbeth

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

October 2, 2020 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was my Mocha Girls Read book club pick for May with the theme of Scandanavian Mystery. When the original book came out, I was aware of the hype but opted for the film adaptations. I enjoy all incarnations, so I figured the novel would grip me. Instead, I found myself getting a bit impatient with the plot when it didn’t focus on the titular “The Girl”. The story follows a journalist named Mikael Blomkvist who has been hired by […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: book one, cbr12bingo, movie adaptation, mystery, Series, Stieg Larsson, stolen money, swedish novel, the girl with the dragon tattoo, thriller

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: book one, cbr12bingo, movie adaptation, mystery, Series, Stieg Larsson, stolen money, swedish novel, the girl with the dragon tattoo, thriller ·
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Delightful stubbornness

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

December 3, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

A Man Called Ove is about a delightfully stubborn widower in Sweden. He has a strict logic that he applies to the world. He yearns for consistency and routine. Anyone who deviates from the order is likely inefficient and an idiot in his mind. He is suspicious of most things and prefers to abstain from all social things. I enjoyed his rising frustration at the computer store when he attempts to buy a computer. Despite his crankiness, Ove fell in love with a woman named […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: A Man Called Ove, black comedy, Cats, dark humor, film adaptation, Fredrik Backman, grumpy, old man, Sweden, swedish novel, widower

teresaelectro's CBR11 Review No:15 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: A Man Called Ove, black comedy, Cats, dark humor, film adaptation, Fredrik Backman, grumpy, old man, Sweden, swedish novel, widower ·
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