tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post6117082585490840216..comments2024-01-23T02:03:40.691-08:00Comments on Reading in Taiwan: FirewallRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-55072576292869359762013-03-26T12:39:40.769-07:002013-03-26T12:39:40.769-07:00Love the description of the writing as "auste...Love the description of the writing as "austere... cold... stainless" - sounds like it sets the perfect mood for nordic crimebookspersonallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776600422633283514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-11501075826262791872013-03-25T06:06:37.747-07:002013-03-25T06:06:37.747-07:00@Brian Joseph: You can skim the tech stuff. I did....@Brian Joseph: You can skim the tech stuff. I did. It made the story flow a bit better.<br /><br />@Athira: Nobody does grisly like the Swedes. This series has, apparently, been made into a TV series, though I haven't yet seen it.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-88480836263159664822013-03-24T18:06:03.323-07:002013-03-24T18:06:03.323-07:00You're right - some of the most gory grisly sc...You're right - some of the most gory grisly scenes come from Nordic crime books! I haven't heard of this series but assuming I can stomach the gore, it does sound pretty good.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-54005018390883115172013-03-24T04:23:59.593-07:002013-03-24T04:23:59.593-07:00Excellent review. Thanks for sharing this info abo...Excellent review. Thanks for sharing this info about the mystery and this new Scandinavian mystery genre.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749031091155130228.post-55884923650897162462013-03-23T09:29:14.843-07:002013-03-23T09:29:14.843-07:00Sounds interesting but the technology thing might ...Sounds interesting but the technology thing might get tiring. I also do not like to read series out of order but I suppose with self contained mysteries it might not be a problem.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com