Having immensely enjoyed the first and second installments of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, I couldn’t wait to read the concluding novel, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest.
In this third volume, all the stories of the previous two books are brought to a close. While the focus is more on a legal drama than an investigative thriller, there is still more than enough action to keep any junkie satisfied.
Furthermore, Larsson’s absolutely fascinating characters are further developed and revealed in all their complexity.
These books are incredibly enjoyable, while also being very intelligent, tackling many serious issues (yes, even Sweden, where they’re set, has issues apparently) and having such compelling plots that they’re impossible to put down.
The Millennium trilogy is an definite must-read.

I couldn’t wait to start the second novel in the Millennium trilogy, having recently finished the
Stieg Larsson’s bestselling Millennium trilogy, having done the rounds through the rest of my family, finally landed with me. Having heard considerable praise from everyone that read them, I had rather high expectations.
I have an ongoing interest in language and especially how it works. As a result I was rather interested in reading How Languages are Learned, a textbook on language acquisition, particularly second language acquisition.
The combination of a rather lazy holiday and a very busy first two weeks after the holiday has meant that I’ve read a few books but not yet posted them here. As a result there will be regular posts for a few days.
I have wanted to read Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray for quite some time (and had in fact started it once before, but was stopped when the copy I was reading burnt down), and have now finally done so.
Ek het die afgelope week of twee PG du Plessis se onlangse oorlogsroman Fees van die Ongenooides gelees.
I found this thin, unassuming volume quite by accident on my parent’s shelves, and having heard Plaatje mentioned in other
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of the best-known literary classics, and one which has had a persistent legacy. It is only the second of Austen’s book I’ve read (the other being Sense and Sensibility), but was very enjoyable
Ek is Christoffel Coetzee se roman Op soek na Generaal Mannetjies Mentz deur ‘n vriendin geleen, en het dit werklik treffend ervaar.



