gritty

I'm sure many of you have been consumed by the books written by the late Stieg Larsson like I was.They were absolutely compelling and I ploughed through them in a week and that was only because I had to wait to get book three(grrr-dont you just hate waiting for the next book!!).If you haven't read them yet I highly recommend them but I warn you-best not read on an empty stomach,in a dark house,late at night,alone or outside.You'll see what I mean....

In "girls night out without children"excitement, my lovely friend and I took ourselves off to see the first of the films "The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo" which apparently was originally ( and I believe in Europe still is) called "Men Who Hate Women". Gritty is my word.Friend went with 'raw'.For some absurd reason we were both momentarily stumped when the dialogue was in swedish.We also noted that the characters looked 'real'.Wow.Are we that Americanised in our perception of how even films from other countries will look and sound?Bad reflex.

It was very good and despite some rearranging (rather than veering off the story road) it really did keep to the core dynamic of the book.We were also very pleased to discover that we were not alone in our yelps,gasps,ducking of heads and hands clasped to faces.Quite funny to notice that a lot of these moments happened in anticipation because we had read the book and knew certain moments were about to happen."Freaking the living daylights" out of the audience.Thats how Henry would put it but he's eight.I think "scaring the pants off everyone" is just as appropriate.

If you loved the books and hungered for more I don't think you will be disappointed.Besides that I find the author himself to be very interesting and I wonder what his take on all the success and international interpretation of his work would be.

Anyway I am off to bed as it is late and I am too old for late!I want to go and lie on this gorgeous perfect sofa that needs to come and place its bottom in my loungeroom right this minute!!

 

*image from beach-studios.co.uk

Lovely sofa is a completely different feel to this post isn't it but I need big squishy pretty pink sofa right now so they will share the page : )

xxxx

Comments

[Jessie]

Sounds like a scary film but I might check out the book :o)and let me say, I WANT that pink sofa!!xx ;o)

[Marthe Krohg]

I read the books last summer and just saw the third and last film. I LOVE the books (and root for Lisbeth Salander, she's a hero!).

There was a rumor that Stieg Larsson had written a book about the character Lisbeth Salander that had not been published yet, but unfortunatly it was false.

Wish there had been more books..

Pretty sofa, can't get enough pink : )

[Niina]

I loved the books! :)
Actually I'm now reading the last one! I saw the movies also. Good job in our neighbour Sweden.

Hälsingar från Finland, Niina

[Cath W]

Hiya Clare - I'm just over half way through the first book and loving every minute. Hoping the film will be showing on the plane, else I'll buy a copy when it's available - cheaper than organizing babysitters and going to the flicks!

[jo sowerby]

just finishing reading book 3 and the film is on at my local this weekend. planning to go and see as i love foreign language films and have read good reviews. wish he had written more and it was tragic what happened to him being such a talented writer. worse is the way his life-partner is being treated now as she is having her inheritance of his estate queried in sweden, sad that she never married him and would have had no problems.
Jo xxx

[Amelia]

...and I love the oversize cushions that are on the couch!