tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post1926939582451617839..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Scandinavian MysteriesLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-44152444534680869862010-06-16T07:53:22.601-07:002010-06-16T07:53:22.601-07:00I read the Martin Beck novels so long ago that I d...I read the Martin Beck novels so long ago that I don't remember much about them. Must remedy this!<br /><br />The Larsson books are overlong, somewhat clumsily written, and extremely compelling nonetheless. We saw the Swedish film of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" a couple of weeks and it is very good, with excellent acting and photography and a script that tightens things up in the right places. Also pretty violent, as is the book.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-38579226933999079282010-06-16T07:15:55.843-07:002010-06-16T07:15:55.843-07:00I haven't read Larsson but I second your endor...I haven't read Larsson but I second your endorsement of the Martin Beck novels. My favorite was <i>The Locked Room,</i> which contains a scene of physical comedy so vividly described it's as good as having seen it on a movie screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com