... Book Club ...

First successful book of the book club (we won't discuss the first month's reading choice)...

Liked it.  

I can't say that I loved the book, yet.  I feel as though I am very much incomplete with my Stieg date.  So far, Stieg and I have had coffee... dinner and wine are in the close future.  Those who have read the book would most likely agree that, while we feel complete with one Blomkvist mystery, we have only just begun another.  This trilogy could give Lord of the Rings a run for the money on "are you kidding me, that's it?" endings.  Unless you were to immediately put one cover down and pick up the next (or in my case direct yourself to the Kindle store post-haste), you end the story with the same satisfaction as turning off the lamp and pulling up the covers in the middle of a chapter. 

To be totally fair, keeping in mind that my dance Mikael and Lisbeth is still underway, I am certainly hooked.  I have always been a fan of mystery and of course love all things that remind me of the Eastern hemisphere.  I can't wait to begin Mr. Larsson's follow up.  As for the rest of the book club ladies... they are still slowly but surely making their way through the first.  (Winnie, if you are reading this, can we PLEASE start our own book club!  We can drink wine and call each other to discuss). ;)

I would certainly recommend the novel to all.  For me, the description of the Vangers and their eerie island living was fascinating.  I immediately began placing Daniel Craig in all my dreamy visions of Mikael running through woods and bedding various women (good choice Hollywood, good choice!)  I can not wait to see the big screen depiction.  Early on in the book I tied in the Biblical reference, already being the huge finger pointer when it comes to evil human doings being caused by radical religious beliefs that I am.  I really couldn't put the Kindle down for this one!

Tis the season to catch up on reading, and I give the thumbs up for diving into the first case of Mikael Blomkvist.  Good read!