What are you reading the week of Sunday, April 19, 2015?

[scarletwoman]

4. Greetings back atcha!

I'm happy to do these weekly "what are you reading" posts, but you know I'm just the latest of a long line of Fiction Group members keeping up this tradition. I've only been doing these for a few months or so, however, it's been a pleasure and great fun! Plus, I've gotten many wonderful reading suggestions from the posters in these threads, and I'm truly grateful for all who participate.

I have definitely been enjoying the gentle humor of the Evans books. And, as you say, they are a nice break from heavier stuff, which is what I most often read these days.

Yeah, The Millennium Trilogy definitely qualifies as "heavy stuff". Since I read them back around 2009/2010, I don't remember many details anymore, or what happened in which book. I do remember there being a fair amount of explicit sex - some of it quite cringe-inducing, actually. However, I also remember finding the overall arc of the story fascinating and compelling.

And whatever else might be said about the Stieg Larsson books, they opened up the world of Nordic Noir to millions of English language readers, as the hype around The Millennium Trilogy coming out in English led publishers to madly scramble to find other Scandinavian authors to translate into English. Just for that alone I will be always grateful to Liz Salander.