I totally agree!
On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:12:20 -0400
Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>Larsson, Stieg. The girl with the dragon tatoo [series]
>WOW this is the first adult fiction series I have read since I retired
>and it is GREAT... for HS and maybe upper middle school. There are
>three books in the series (maybe a fourth if the rights can be settled
>-- author is deceased). The story is full of intrigue, and suspence.
>At times I could not put the books down. In fact the last one had me
>reading to way past midnight (used to go to bed at 10). The books are
>violent at times and there are some rape scenes.. all are very
>descriptive but nothing more terrible than HS kids are now reading.
>The books are translated from the Swedish and take place mostly in
>Sweden with unusual place names and a form of government different
>than ours. Some pairs of characters have very similar names which
>always drives me crazy! Why do authors have to do that! Even if you
>don't put these in your library you have GOT to read them.
>
>--
>Frederick Muller, Librarian
>Retired from Halsted Middle School Library
>Newton, NJ
>Part-time Reference Librarian & Cataloger at Sussex County Community College
>mullinator52@gmail.com
>My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
>My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com
>
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