Stieg Larsson is an Addiction

I'm not much of a fiction reader but I thought I'd write a quick review and warn you all to stay away from Stieg Larsson. The last of the "Dragon Tattoo" series came out recently, but naturally, I hadn't read the first two so I paid no attention. However, my voracious novel-reading daughter insisted that I read "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I put it off as long as possible, but while flying back from France, I was stuck with an 8 hour block of time so I started it. By the time the plane landed, I was hooked. I read that book straight through and then went immediately to the second book "Girl who Played with Fire" and read that like a man possessed. Finally, I begged a copy of "Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" from a friend and just finished it. The main characters in the book are, each in their own way, obsessive and if you read these books, you too will become obsessed - obsessed with reading more. The novels are at times creepy and disgusting but always intriguing - a bit of "Silence of the Lambs" here, a little "Bourne Identity" there. And, in some cases, there are so many characters, you'll be tempted to take notes!

But - if you decide to read them, be warned: you will stop bathing and shaving, you will leave the dishes in the sink and eat only sparingly, your family will become just background noise and the mail will remain unopened in the box. You will simply sit there reading into the wee hours until you've read every word! In short, Stieg Larsson is an addiction.

But I have my life back now...