tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post1361949091957507403..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Comments on The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg LarssonGlenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-73426046877024439502009-01-15T06:09:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:09:00.000-08:00Sorry, Jan 2010.Sorry, Jan 2010.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-90243733238285291222009-01-15T06:07:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:07:00.000-08:00Very insightful, and I am with you on quite a bit ...Very insightful, and I am with you on quite a bit of this - for example the "rich microcosm" is a point you put extremely well. I mentioned in my own review the "comic book" element, so interesting that you concur. I loved the sense of adventure, too.<BR/><BR/>I have not read any Sand I am ashamed to say, and the Dumas I read was too long ago to recall sufficiently for a comparison. I am quite surprised not to have read more comparisons with J K Rowling, though. Star Wars --- hmm! I can think of one element, but I think I may have missed others!<BR/><BR/>Certainly this book was an incredibly exciting read - I am glad I read it over the Christmas break where I could start at the beginning and not stop until the end. I see that the next one is due out in the UK in the autumn, according to the Quercus website - which at least is better than the previous intention of Jan 09.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com